BALTIMORE, MD—With a record number of travelers expected this holiday weekend, state officials have released the Chesapeake Bay Bridge travel forecast for Independence Day. Motorists should expect heavy traffic at the Bay Bridge and along the US 50 corridor Friday, June 30, through Wednesday, July 5, in both directions. The best times to travel across the Bay Bridge this holiday […]
HAGERSTOWN, MD—Maryland State Police are investigating an overturned tanker truck crash the occurred on Monday morning in Washington County. At just before 6:15 a.m. on June 26, 2023, troopers responded to a report of an overturned tanker truck on southbound I-81 north of Halfway Boulevard in Hagerstown. According to a preliminary investigation, a tire blew out on the truck, causing […]
ANNAPOLIS, MD—Flanked by local, state, federal and community leaders, Governor Wes Moore on Thursday announced the relaunch of Baltimore’s Red Line, a major investment in transit to enhance east-west connectivity across the Baltimore region. Governor Moore made the announcement at the West Baltimore MARC Station joined by Lieutenant Governor Aruna Miller; Maryland Department of Transportation Secretary Paul J. Wiedefeld and […]
WHITE MARSH, MD—The Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration and its contractor will work overnight this Sunday, June 18 into Monday morning, June 19, 2023 to activate an upgraded new traffic signal system at the MD 43 (White Marsh Boulevard)/Honeygo Boulevard intersection in White Marsh. The new traffic signal will allow for safe operation and accommodate new turn lane […]
UPDATE: Lisa Adrienne Lea has been taken into police custody. Original story below… TOWSON, MD—Two people have been charged for their involvement in a crash on I-695 that killed six construction workers in March. On June 5, 2023, a grand jury in Baltimore County returned criminal indictments charging Lisa Adrienne Lea and Melachi Duane Darnell Brown with six counts of […]
PIKESVILLE, MD—Maryland State Police will bolster enforcement efforts over the Memorial Day weekend to prevent dangerous driving behaviors as more motorists are expected to travel this holiday. State troopers from 23 barracks, including members of the State Police Impaired Driving Reduction Effort Team, known as the SPIDRE team, will be focusing enforcement efforts on impaired driving, aggressive driving, speeding, distracted […]
BALTIMORE, MD—The Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration this week released the state’s first Pedestrian Safety Action Plan, a new tool in the agency’s ongoing efforts to enhance pedestrian and bicycle safety and mobility, and improve multi-modal access for communities across the state. “Maryland’s transportation network must be safe, convenient and accessible for every user in every community,” said […]
BALTIMORE, MD—Preparations are underway for the start of the upcoming beach season, and the Maryland Department of Transportation’s State Highway Administration and Motor Vehicle Administration’s Highway Safety Office are again partnering with stakeholders to promote pedestrian, bicycle and driver safety in Ocean City. At a press conference on Thursday, the agencies were joined by representatives of the Town of Ocean […]