Third phase of Harford Road roundabout construction set to begin

UPDATE: The roundabout has been completed and is now open to traffic. Original story below… —— The third and final phase of roundabout construction along Harford Road in Kingsville/Glen Arm will soon begin. Construction on the new roundabout – located at the intersection of Harford Road, Mt. Vista Road, and Glen Arm Road – began in October of last year. […]

Five injured in 3 overnight I-695 work zone crashes

PARKVILLE, MD – Two construction workers and a driver were injured on Friday morning in the third overnight crash Maryland State Police have responded to in work zones on the Baltimore Beltway. Two male highway workers were transported to the University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center for treatment of injuries. One was flown by Maryland State Police helicopter and the […]

Harford Road roundabout construction enters second phase

UPDATE: The roundabout has been completed and is now open to traffic. Original story below… —— Construction on the Harford Road roundabout in the Kingsville/Glen Arm area is about to enter its second phase. Weather permitting, beginning at 9 a.m. on Thursday, June 22, the Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration (MDOT SHA) will temporarily close access to Glen […]

County offers residents new ‘Stormfighter’ storm reporting tool

Baltimore County Executive Kevin Kamenetz announced  on Thursday that county residents will have a direct line to communicate storm-related concerns to the county’s emergency managers beginning this winter season. He made the announcement during the County’s annual winter storm exercise in the Emergency Operations Center, where representatives from County agencies and regional partners work together to coordinate the County’s response […]

Troopers arrest more than 90 impaired drivers during Thanksgiving holiday

Maryland State Troopers stopped more than 7,400 vehicles for traffic violations, arrested more than 90 impaired drivers and made more than 130 criminal arrests during increased traffic enforcement efforts over the Thanksgiving holiday period. During the four-day holiday, Maryland State Police troopers conducted 7,470 traffic stops statewide. They arrested 93 people for impaired driving, while arresting 75 on criminal charges […]

Five impaired drivers arrested at Joppa sobriety checkpoint

Multiple DUI enforcement initiatives across the state of Maryland this past weekend led to the arrests of more than 70 impaired drivers, including more than one dozen arrested by troopers with the full-time impaired driving enforcement team who marked their 2,000th arrest.  Five of those drivers were arrested at a sobriety checkpoint near Joppa. The State Police Impaired Driving Reduction […]

Construction on Harford Road Roundabout to begin in October

UPDATE: The roundabout has been completed and is now open to traffic. Original story below… —— Construction will begin next month on the new Harford Road Roundabout in Glen Arm/Kingsville, according to Councilman David Marks’ office. Beginning Wednesday, October 5, the Maryland Department of Transportation’s State Highway Administration (SHA) will begin a $3.7 million project to construct a roundabout at […]

Maryland State Police arrest 119 over Labor Day weekend

PIKESVILLE, MD – The Labor Day weekend efforts of the Maryland State Police had a positive effect on reducing crashes and keeping the public safe. Preliminary information indicates from September 1st through September 6th, 2016, troopers statewide made approximately 9,218 traffic stops. They issued 6,221 citations and 5,777 warnings. There were 119 drunk driving arrests and 1,029 repair orders issued […]