Work to result in weekend closure of I-95 Express Toll Lanes

UPDATE: Southbound I-95 Express Toll Lanes in Baltimore will now only need to close from 8 p.m on Friday to 12 noon Saturday. Original story below… ——- NOTTINGHAM, MD—The southbound Interstate 95 Express Toll Lanes in Baltimore will be closed temporarily this weekend, according to the Maryland Transportation Authority. Weather permitting, the closures will begin on Friday, December 6, at […]

Councilman Marks initiates zoning changes to protect Perry Hall Manor, eastern Perry Hall

PERRY HALL, MD—Baltimore County Councilman David Marks has initiated zoning changes to protect the rural character of Perry Hall Manor and eastern Perry Hall near Interstate-95. Under the proposal, the land east of Schroeder Avenue currently zoned DR 2 (two houses per acre) would drop to DR 1 (one house per acre). This is the lowest zoning permitted in the […]

Maryland State Police respond to I-95 crash involving transport of 9 prisoners

ROSEDALE, MD—Maryland State Police responded to a minor, two-vehicle crash on Monday morning involving a van transporting nine prisoners. Seven of the prisoners were taken by ambulance to Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center in Baltimore. The other two prisoners were transported by ambulance to MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center. All nine prisoners remain under police watch. The two correctional officers […]

Crash snarls traffic on I-95

UPDATE: Several patients were transported to local hospitals. The accident occurred when a vehicle crashed info a prisoner detainee van… Original story below… —— ROSEDALE, MD—Crews are on the scene of a Monday morning crash on Interstate 95. The crash was reported at about 7:45 a.m. along southbound I-95 at the I-695 interchange. The two left lanes along southbound I-95 […]

MDTA Board unanimously approves toll modernization package

BALTIMORE, MD—The Board of the Maryland Transportation Authority on Thursday unanimously approved a statewide toll modernization plan and an accompanying package of new payment options that will save Marylanders more than $28 million over five years. At a meeting in Baltimore, the Board also approved a contract for the MD 301 bridge replacement in southern Maryland and authorized $58 million […]

Series of early-morning crashes on I-95 create traffic nightmare

WHITE MARSH, MD—It was a difficult Friday morning for commuters on Interstate 95 in the White Marsh area as a series of crashes resulted in lane closures and major delays. At around 3 a.m., a crash occurred at I-95 near Rossville Boulevard involving two tractor-trailers, one of which erupted into flames. Hazmat crews, the Maryland Department of the Environment, and […]