GLEN ARM, MD—The Maryland State Highway Administration reports that northbound Harford Road has been shut down in the Glen Arm area. At just after 10 a.m. on Tuesday, SHA officials said that northbound Harford Road had been shut down at Notchcliff Road due to a downed utility pole. Motorists should use northbound Belair Road as an alternate route. Photo by […]
UPDATE: As of 6:45 a.m. on February 15, repairs to the 20-inch water main were completed. DPW officials say crews are on the scene flushing the pipe before water services can resume in the impacted areas. When water services resume, residents, customers, and businesses in the impacted areas will still remain under the precautionary boil water advisory. Those impacted should continue […]
UPDATE: Route 7 is now shut down in both directions from Campbell Boulevard to Route 43. This closure will likely last through the evening rush hour. Original story below… ——— WHITE MARSH, MD—Motorists in the White Marsh area should be aware of a Tuesday morning road closure. The Baltimore County Police Department reports that northbound Philadelphia Road has been shut […]
OVERLEA, MD—Motorists can expect to see some construction along a busy Overlea road in the coming months. The Maryland State Highway Administration has announced that a utility relocation project will take place along westbound Putty Hill Avenue prior to the bridge over I-695. Drivers can expect to temporary shoulder closures between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. on weekdays. The project […]
ANNAPOLIS, MD—Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski and Baltimore Mayor Brandon M. Scott on Tuesday joined State Senator Jill P. Carter, State Senator Charles Sydnor, Delegate Stephanie Smith, and Delegate Eric Ebersole to announce state legislation to create a Task Force on Regional Water and Wastewater. This new Task Force would be charged with making recommendations to modernize the governance of […]
CARNEY, MD—Multiple transformer explosions knocked out power to some local residents overnight. At around 4 a.m. on Monday, transformer fires broke out at the BGE station along Northwind Road in Carney. Witnesses reported being awakened by three or four loud booms, then seeing several fire trucks and BGE vehicles arrive at the scene. Power was knocked out to several neighborhoods […]
FALLSTON, MD—Belair Road has been shut down in the Fallston area due to downed power lines. At around 1:15 p.m. on Thursday, Route 1 was closed in both directions south of Mountain Road (MD 152) due to wires down in the roadway. There has been no word on an estimated time for reopening. Motorists should use an alternate route. Photo […]
BALTIMORE, MD—Officials with Baltimore’s Department of Public Works say they are experiencing an increase in water main breaks and water-related service requests due, in part, to freezing temperatures over the weekend and this week’s warmer weather. DPW is working expeditiously to make water main repairs and to respond to water-related service requests. Cold weather can harm water infrastructure, especially during […]