highway and road transportation
- The southbound lanes of the Harbor Tunnel, Interstate 895, have reopened at 8 a.m. after they were blocked from a disabled vehicle in the roadway, Maryland Department of Transportation officials said.
- Southbound Amtrak train 181, scheduled to arrive in Aberdeen at 8:35 a.m., has been canceled by Amtrak due to a service disruption, the Maryland Department of Transportation said.
- All lanes are open on Interstate 95 South in Baltimore City on Thursday morning with the clearing of a two-vehicle collision at the Keith Avenue exit, according to the state Department of Transportation.
- All lanes are open on MD 216 in Highland on Tuesday with the clearing of debris between Clarksville Pike and Hall Shop Road that had had closed the state road for more than six hours, according to the state Department of Transportation.
- A single-vehicle crash on U.S. 29 in Ellicott City has prompted closures in both directions at the Baltimore National Turnpike exit at the close of Thursday's morning commute, according to the state Department of Transportation.
- Annapolis Road (MD 648) from the bridge over Holly Creek to the Arbutus Avenue and Violet Avenue intersection in Lansdowne is being resurfaced by the Maryland State Highway Administration.
- All lanes are open on Interstate 95 South in White Marsh with the clearing of a two-vehicle collision prior to the White Marsh Boulevard exit, according to the state Department of Transportation.
- A panel of transportation gurus who gathered in downtown Baltimore on Thursday all agreed the federal transportation system is broken, but not on how to fix it.
- A single-vehicle crash on Interstate 95 South in Baltimore City past the MD 150 (Eastern Avenue) exit has closed the southbound right traffic lane and southbound right shoulder at 8:58 a.m., according to the state Department of Transportation.
- The town of New Windsor has partnered with the state to revitalize a small but crucial section of Main Street in the heart of the historic downtown area.
- The state Department of Transportation reported a collision on Interstate 70 East in Woodbine at Watersville Road at 8:34 a.m. on Tuesday.
- Business at the Sykesville Town Council meeting included public forums about parking along Main Street and upcoming projects funded by the State of Maryland, among other matters.
- The latest in a series of traffic-jamming construction projects on Light Street in the heart of downtown Baltimore will begin Sunday, as crews for Baltimore Gas & Electric Co. close two of the road's five southbound lanes.
- The State Highway Administration has proposed a Community Safety and Enhancement Project that will change some long-lasting features of the historic town, said Ayende Thomas, project manager at the SHA.
- A county project to improve pedestrian amenities near the Circuit Courthouse is scheduled to begin Sept. 22, according to officials.
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- The Baltimore City Department of Transportation reported that Baltimore Street is closed in both directions at Warwick Avenue due to a water main break at 7:07 a.m. on Wednesday.
- The Maryland Department of Transportation announced $280 million in new projects in its annual budget proposal released Tuesday, far less than the billions in capital improvements announced after the increase in the state's gas tax last year.
- All lanes are closed on MD 25 in Upperco due to a utility problem at Benson Mill Road at 8:07 a.m. on Tuesday, according to the state Department of Transportation.
- The Baltimore City Department of Transportation reported that a water main break at northbound Fulton Avenue has closed the road from Baltimore Street to Lexington Avenue at 7:52 a.m. on Tuesday.
- A developer hopes to build luxury apartments between the Cherry Tree Shopping Center and the east side of the Maple Lawn community in Fulton, according to a plan presented to neighbors Thursday night.
- The Harford County Fire and EMS Department reported on Thursday morning a vehicle collision with injury involving a school bus said no children were on the bus at the time.
- New commitments from Baltimore and Baltimore County leaders to contribute a combined $280 million to the region's proposed Red Line transit project were immediately offset Tuesday by acknowledgment from state officials that the overall cost of the project has risen again — by nearly the same amount as the local contributions.
- Nearly three-quarters of a million Marylanders are expected to hit the roads and airways this Labor Day weekend, continuing a trend of high holiday travel in the state this summer.
- Commuters entering Baltimore from the south on Monday morning found themselves in a massive traffic jam amid widespread confusion about how to navigate a new construction pattern, in part due to a failure by the Maryland Transportation Authority to update signage about the change.
- The state department of Transportation reported a disabled vehicle on the southbound Baltimore Washington Parkway in Linthicum at the Baltimore Beltway at 9:02 a.m. on Monday.
- A contracted highway worker for the State Highway Administration died Thursday evening after being struck by a vehicle in a work zone in St. Michaels, according to the SHA and Maryland State Police.
- Traffic camera giant Redflex has been lobbying the Rawlings-Blake administration and City Council to take over Baltimore's once-lucrative speed and red light camera network — stressing that it should not be judged by an unfolding scandal in Chicago in which a former top company official is charged with bribery.
- Harford Community College lost nearly half a million dollars in tuition revenue during the prior fiscal year because of tuition waivers community colleges across the state are required to grant.
- Harford County planning officials have asked officials with the Love Fellowship Christian Center Inc. of Bel Air to revise their plans to build a church in Abingdon to ensure there is enough space between the church property and existing residential and school property.
- Attendees of Saturday's preseason Ravens game at M&T Bank Stadium are encouraged to avoid Interstate 95 close to downtown because of ongoing road work in both the northbound and southbound lanes.
- Harford County Public Schools officials are developing a $95.1 million funding request for capital projects during the 2015-2016 fiscal year, varying from two new schools to technology upgrades to replacing vehicles.
- About 10,000 people are expected to come to the city for the grand opening of the Horseshoe Casino Baltimore one week from today, a key early test for city officials and business leaders eager for a smooth launch.
- Commuters traveling along Md. 32 near Raincliffe Road in Sykesville will have to wait until mid-to-late September to see the end results of the nearly year-long construction of the intersection.
- The congestion-causing closure of a lane carrying Interstate 395 traffic south out of the city onto southbound Interstate 95 will come to an end late Friday or early Saturday morning, according to the Maryland Transportation Authority.
- Havre de Grace residents and officials got their first look at schematic designs for the Havre de Grace Middle/High School replacement project Wednesday evening.
- Heavy rains shut down several roads and led to water rescues in Baltimore, emergency officials said.
- Two Maryland lawmakers joined Amtrak and Obama administration officials at Penn Station Monday to call for long-term federal funding of transportation projects – pointing to the Baltimore's 141-year-old passenger rail tunnel as a prime example of the need.
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- Riders say they appreciate the convenience of the station.