UPDATE: Only the right lane remains closed. All other lanes have been reopened. ——— PARKVILLE, MD—Crews are on the scene of a Monday afternoon vehicle fire in Parkville. The fire was reported at just after noon along the I-695 outer loop at the Perring Parkway exit. All lanes of the beltway’s outer loop are currently blocked, according to the Maryland […]
ROSEDALE, MD—Maryland State Police arrested two men on Wednesday morning in connection with the theft of copper wire from light poles along highways in Baltimore County. The accused are identified as Joseph Wetzel, 45, and Mark Brunelle, 53, both of Brooklyn, MD. Each are charged with four counts of felony theft, five counts of malicious destruction of property, and one […]
NOTTINGHAM, MD—Maryland State Police troopers from all 23 barracks and from divisions not normally assigned to road patrol will be involved in targeted traffic safety initiatives through the Memorial Day weekend as part of their continuing effort to reduce speeding and address aggressive and impaired driving on Maryland roads. Authorities say the priority of every uniformed state trooper on patrol […]
FULLERTON, MD—Another long-anticipated road resurfacing project has begun. Councilman David Marks announced on Friday that the Maryland State Highway Administration had begun paving Belair Road from I-695 to Dunfield Road in Nottingham/Fullerton. Milling, the process of removing the old surface, has already started along this corridor. SHA officials took advantage of reduced traffic and made this project a priority, according […]
UPDATE 2: All lanes are now open. UPDATE: One lane has been opened and two lanes along the outer loop remain closed at this hour. Original story below… —— PARKVILLE, MD—Crews are on the scene of a Tuesday evening crash along I-695 in Parkville. The crash was reported at just after 5:15 p.m. along the outer loop, just past the […]
FALLSTON, MD—Crews are on the scene of a Tuesday morning fuel spill in Fallston. The spill was reported at just before 10 a.m. near the intersection of Mountain Road at Belair Road. Hazmat teams and crews from the Maryland State Highway Administration are responding. Motorists should avoid the area.
CARNEY, MD—Baltimore County Councilman David Marks will recommend downzoning seven acres of the unused alignment of Perring Parkway to Neighborhood Commons, or open space, zoning. The rezoning will prevent any development in a wooded area that stretches from Waltham Woods Road to near Proctor Lane. Homes along Covered Bridge Road back up to the alignment. “This land is owned by […]
JOPPA, MD—Route 40 has been shut down in the Joppa/Edgewood area. At around 10:15 p.m. on Friday night, a vehicle struck a utility police bringing power lines down along Pulaski Highway. The Maryland State Highway Administration advises that Route 40 has been shut down in both directions just west of MD-152. All lanes are closed due to power lines and […]