On Tuesday, the Maryland Transportation Authority Police arrested a Baltimore man after a probable-cause search led officers to find approximately 157 grams of suspected marijuana and a loaded handgun in his possession. An MDTA Police officer stopped the driver, Kye-Ree Kenneth Martinez Young, a 19-year-old from Baltimore, on northbound Interstate 95 at mile-marker 62.8 in Rosedale, for not being restrained […]
On Wednesday, the Board of Public Works approved two major contracts that the Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA) will use to develop and operate the third generation of its electronic toll collection system. The $71.9 million contract for tolling technology/operations and the $200.4 million contract for customer-service technology/operations will allow the agency to completely replace its existing toll collection system. “The […]
The Maryland Transportation Authority will be holding two public meetings to provide information on the upcoming Interstate 95 Express Toll Lanes northbound extension project. No formal presentation will be given, and the same information will be provided at each meeting. Local residents are invited to attend either meeting. The meetings will be held on the following dates in the following […]
UPDATE: Two public meetings will be held to discuss the upcoming I-95 Express Toll Lanes extension project. Original story below. —— Governor Larry Hogan on Tuesday announced $461 million in new traffic relief initiatives for the Baltimore region, including adding lanes to 27 miles of highway to alleviate congestion on the Baltimore Beltway (I-695) and Interstate 95. The Maryland Department […]
UPDATE: The suspect is now in police custody. Original story below… —— A suspect was on the run on Wednesday night after a police pursuit ended with a crash in Rosedale. At just before 11 p.m., license plate readers at the Fort McHenry Tunnel registered a “hit” on a stolen vehicle. A high-speed chase followed, which involved officers with the […]
The Maryland Transportation Authority is advising motorists that some ramps will be closed in northeastern Baltimore County overnight this week. The ramps from I-695 East (Inner Loop) to I-95 (Exit 33) will be closed overnight on Thursday, October 26, from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. the following morning. The detour will direct motorists to eastbound US 40 (Exit 35B), to […]
A task force appointed by Councilman David Marks has recommended consolidating several parcels along Raphel Road to create a new Kingsville Regional Park. In the summer of 2017, Councilman Marks assembled a task force to recommend uses for the former Mount Vista Park property in Kingsville. The task force was chaired by local resident Bill Paulshock and included leaders from […]
Two murder suspects from North Carolina are now in police custody. On Thursday, the Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA) Police arrested two individuals from North Carolina who were wanted for murder and who had two firearms in their possession. An MDTA Police officer stopped 23-year-old Rose Angelica Shultz on northbound Interstate 95 at Exit 64 in Rosedale for an equipment violation […]