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State Highway Administration teams up with Baltimore Orioles to promote pedestrian safety

Posted on February 12, 2020 by Chris Montcalmo

Baltimore, MD—The Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration (MDOT SHA) is teaming up with the Baltimore Orioles to stress the importance of pedestrian safety to Maryland’s youngest commuters. “Ensuring the safety of students as they walk to and from school, to bus stops and through our neighborhoods is a priority,” said Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Acting Administrator […]

Councilman Marks: Intersection warning signs to be upgraded in Kingsville

Posted on February 10, 2020 by Chris Montcalmo

KINGSVILLE, MD—Baltimore County Councilman David Marks on Monday passed along the following letter he received from the Maryland State Highway Administration. Dear Councilman Marks: We are writing to follow-up on our earlier email regarding safety along US 1 (Belair Road) and Cheryl Avenue in Baltimore County. The Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration (MDOT SHA) investigation is complete and […]

Heavy rain could cause flooding on Thursday

Posted on February 5, 2020 by Chris Montcalmo

UPDATE: The National Weather Service has issued a Flood Watch for portions of Baltimore County and Harford County. Original story below… —— NOTTINGHAM, MD—Forecasters say a cold front will drop up to three inches of rain around the Baltimore area on Thursday and into Friday. The National Weather Service says a period of heavy rainfall is likely on Thursday and […]

Long-awaited expansion of Joppa/Harford Road intersection to advance in 2020

Posted on January 19, 2020 by Chris Montcalmo

UPDATE: Phase One will begin in fall of 2020. Original story below… ——— CARNEY, MD—Construction will finally begin in 2020 on the long-awaited improvements to the intersection of Harford Road and Joppa Road in Carney, according to Councilman David Marks Initially, the work was set to begin back in 2018, but the delays involved with the opening of the new […]

NWS Updated Snowfall Forecast Maryland 20200118

Snow forecast busts, sleet still in mix

Posted on January 18, 2020 by Chris Montcalmo

NOTTINGHAM, MD—The National Weather Service all but admitted that their snowfall forecast for the Baltimore area was a bust on Saturday. As the morning hours passed by with little to no snow reaching the ground in many areas, the NWS tweeted out a revised forecast showing less than an inch of total accumulation for Baltimore – and that may even […]

MDOT SHA pre-treats roads ahead of Saturday snow

Posted on January 17, 2020 by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD—The Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration (MDOT SHA) is closely monitoring and preparing for a weekend snow event that will affect most of the state. Crews continue to pretreat state-maintained roads in many areas. Some snow accumulation is expected, particularly in the western and northern parts of the state. As the precipitation transitions from snow to sleet […]

Stabbing reported in Edgewood, roads closed

Posted on January 16, 2020 by Chris Montcalmo

UPDATE: The victim has been identified as 28-year-old Vander Madison, of Baltimore. He was reportedly stabbed multiple times in the upper body. His injuries are serious, but non-life threatening. Madison was walking along Edgewood Road at just after 12:30 p.m. when an unknown male approached him from behind, grabbed his bag, and stabbed him multiple times. The suspect is described […]

Northbound Belair Road shut down due to Kingsville crash

Posted on January 8, 2020 by Chris Montcalmo

KINGSVILLE, MD—Crews are on the scene of a Wednesday afternoon crash in Kingsville. The crash was reported along northbound Route 1 at around 2:15 p.m. The Maryland State Highway Administration reports that northbound Belair Road has been shut down between Sunshine Avenue and Mt. Vista Road. There has been no word on any injuries. Motorists should use caution in the […]

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