Around Maryland, Traffic

Maryland to launch annual ‘Operation Clean Sweep’ highway cleanup effort

BALTIMORE, MD—As the spring season begins, the MDOT State Highway Administration is preparing for its annual effort aimed at cleaning up litter and debris from state highways. The initiative, dubbed ‘Operation Clean Sweep,’ will get underway on March 18 and will involve increased mowing and litter pickup along state roads and highways. State transportation officials are urging motorists to slow …


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Crews to begin next phase of I-695 project northeastern in Baltimore County

BALTIMORE, MD—The Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration will begin a new section of its project to ease congestion and improve reliability along I-695 (Baltimore Beltway) the week of March 18. When completed, the project will convert portions of the median shoulder along I-695 between I-70 and MD 43 (White Marsh Boulevard) into an additional travel lane during morning and …


$350K patching project targets MD 7 stretch

EDGEWOOD, MD—The Maryland State Highway Administration will start a $350,000 pavement patching project on Monday, March 11, on a stretch of Philadelphia Road north of Edgewood. The project will involve the patching of a section of Route 7 between the Seven Trails Drive roundabout and the US 40 (Pulaski Highway) roundabout, and will stretch through Harford County. The work is …

Crews to begin new resurfacing projects along Route 40, Belair Road in Harford County

BALTIMORE, MD—The MDOT State Highway Administration is beginning two new paving projects in Harford County beginning next week. The first project begins on Monday, March 11 and will be on US 40 (Pulaski Highway) east of Joppa. The second project, which begins in April, will be on US 1 (Belair Road) north of Kingsville. The resurfacing projects should be complete …

Man steals SHA vehicle, hits 13 cars in wild Maryland police chase

UPDATE: The suspect has been identified as Flavio Cesar Lanuza, 27, of Laurel. Original story below… ——— COLLEGE PARK, MD—A man is facing charges after he stole a MDOT State Highway Administration vehicle and led police on a pursuit that started in Montgomery County and continued through Prince George’s County. The chase started after the man hit another vehicle on …

State Highway Administration to host five workshops on grant opportunities to expand pedestrian, bicycle access in Maryland

BALTIMORE, MD—The Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration will be hosting five in-person workshops in February and March to review grant opportunities to improve bicycle and pedestrian access and safety throughout the state. The workshops are designed to help community groups, local governments, nonprofits, school districts and education agencies, transportation and transit authorities, natural resource or public land agencies …

Debris in roadway snarls I-695 traffic near Parkville

PARKVILLE, MD—An incident on I-695 is affecting Friday morning traffic near Parkville. At just before 7:30 a.m. on February 2, the Maryland State Highway Administration reported that an incident involving debris in the roadway has closed multiple lanes along the outer loop between Perring Parkway and Loch Raven Boulevard. Motorists should use caution in the area.  

Councilman Marks: Digital speed sign to be installed along Eastern Avenue, safety study coming in March

MIDDLE RIVER, MD—Councilman David Marks on Thursday said that safety improvements are being discussed along a busy stretch of Eastern Avenue. Councilman Marks, Middle River’s state legislators, and several stakeholders have met with Maryland State Highway Administration engineers to press for immediate and long-term improvements to the Eastern Avenue corridor in Middle River. A safety study will be completed in …