Crews respond after canoe capsizes in Gunpowder Falls

PARKVILLE, MD—Crews responded after a canoe capsized off of Cromwell Bridge Road on Saturday morning. At just before 11 a.m. on February 3, units from Providence Volunteer Fire Company were dispatched to Gunpowder Falls near McFaul’s IronHorse Tavern for a report of a capsized canoe. A special operations team was able to retrieve the vessel. The boater was uninjured. Photo […]

Final phase of Route 40 project near Gunpowder Falls to begin on Sunday

NOTTINGHAM, MD—The Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration is nearing completion of the project, US 40/Pulaski Hwy Four Bridges over Gunpowder Falls and Little Gunpowder Falls between north of White Marsh in Baltimore County and south of Joppa in Harford County. The State Highway Administration has rehabilitated the superstructure and widened the concrete bridge decks (riding surfaces) of eastbound […]

State Highway Administration to begin two-week concrete repair project on westbound Route 40 in Harford County

JOPPA, MD—The Maryland State Highway Administration will remove and replace concrete pavement on the right through lane of westbound US 40/Pulaski Highway approaching the Joppa Farm Road intersection in Joppa beginning 3 a.m. on Saturday, July 8, 2023. The work is expected to be complete on or before Saturday evening, July 15, weather permitting. Once completed, crews will conduct a […]

SHA to begin concrete repairs on westbound Route 40 in Joppa this Friday

JOPPA, MD—The Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration’s work to remove and replace concrete pavement on westbound US 40 (Pulaski Highway) on the approach to Joppa Farm Road in the Joppatowne area of Harford County is now scheduled to begin this Friday night, April 21, weather permitting. This work is part of the State Highway Administration’s project to rehabilitate […]

Concrete repairs to begin on westbound Route 40 in Harford County

JOPPA, MD—The Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration will repair concrete pavement on westbound US 40 (Pulaski Highway) approaching the Joppa Farm Road intersection in Joppatowne beginning Friday night, April 14, 2023. The work is expected to be complete by Friday afternoon, April 21, weather permitting. Work for the project is anticipated to result in heavy traffic congestion in […]

State Highway Administration to begin concrete repairs on westbound Route 40 in Joppa

UPDATE 3: The roadwork is now scheduled to begin on Friday, April 21, 2023. UPDATE 2: Officials say this roadwork has been postponed once again.  A new date has not yet been announced. UPDATE: This roadwork has been postponed and will now begin on April 14, 2023. Original story below… JOPPA, MD—The Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration will […]

Councilman Marks: Pulaski Highway project expected to be finished in 2023

JOPPA, MD—Baltimore County Councilman David Marks on Friday provided the following update on improvements to Pulaski Highway at the Baltimore County / Harford County line. The following email was sent from the Maryland State Highway Administration District Engineer: Dear Councilman Marks: Thank you for your email on behalf of your constituent regarding the Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration’s […]

Water rescue reported in Perry Hall

PERRY HALL, MD—A rescue operation was under way in Perry Hall/Kingsville on Friday night. At around 9 p.m., the Kingsville Volunteer Fire Company swiftwater was involved in a rescue operation on the Great Gunpowder Falls at Pot Rocks, according to Councilman David Marks. Rescuers were reportedly accessing both Belair Road and Anvil Court off of Forge Road. The victim was […]