NOTTINGHAM, MD – The Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration is actively patrolling for potholes on Maryland’s State-numbered roads and interstates. This year’s pothole season is off to a busy start as crews are performing mobile pothole patrols to repair these nemeses. With saturated grounds from record-setting precipitation from 2018 and continuing into 2019, and the freeze/thaw cycle that is […]
UPDATE: The National Weather Service has now issued a Winter Weather Advisory for Baltimore County from noon to 10 p.m. on Tuesday. A Winter Weather Advisory for snow means periods of snow will cause primarily travel difficulties. Expect snow covered roads and limited visibilities, and use caution while driving. Original story below… —— This week’s forecast leaves little doubt that […]
ANNAPOLIS, MD – Governor Larry Hogan on Thursday announced #MDHelps, a state multi-agency effort to support federal workers who have been affected by the ongoing partial government shutdown. The initiative was announced at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, where the governor greeted federal workers from the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and FBI, as well as Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) air traffic […]
As the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states brace for more wintry weather, the National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Warning for portions of Baltimore County. The Winter Storm Warning will be in effect from 10 a.m. on Saturday until 6 a.m. on Sunday. Significant ice is expected, along with some snow and sleet. Forecasters are calling for more than […]
Crews are preparing for winter weather as a storm system approaches Maryland. The National Weather Service says that snow will begin to fall Saturday into Sunday. Most forecasters seem to agree on a general 2 – 4 inches accumulating in northeastern Baltimore County. The NWS added that it will remain up and running through the government shutdown to provide reliable […]
A meeting will be held next month to discuss a project that should relieve congestion along I-695 in Baltimore County. The Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration will be holding a public meeting in Parkville to discuss the Transportation Systems Management and Operations Project (TSMO). The meeting will be held on Thursday, January 17, 2019, from 5:30 p.m. to […]
Do your Halloween plans include alcohol? The Maryland State Police is reminding drivers that troopers will be working additional impaired driving patrols beginning Friday night and continuing through Halloween. Barracks across Maryland are using impaired driving grant funding from the MDOT/MVA Maryland Highway Safety Office to put additional troopers on the road. These troopers will be saturating areas known to have […]
As part of ongoing efforts to prevent traffic crashes and save lives on Maryland roads, Governor Larry Hogan on Tuesday announced that $12 million in federal highway safety funds will be granted to approximately 90 agencies and organizations across the state with the goal of reducing crashes and related injuries and deaths. “The safety of our citizens and visitors is a responsibility […]