jones falls expressway

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The southbound lanes on the Jones Falls Expressway in Baltimore have reopened after a two-vehicle accident closed them Friday afternoon, stalling traffic.

The Baltimore City Department of Transportation has reported a crash on the northbound Jones Falls Expressway at Cold Spring Lane at 8:43 a.m. on Thursday that has blocked all but one traffic lane.

Police shut down part of the southbound Jones Fall Expressway Friday night to rescue two people trapped in vehicles and treat third who leapt from the elevated roadway.

The Baltimore City Department of Transportation said that all lanes on the northbound Jones Falls Expressway have been reopened at 9:40 a.m. on Wednesday with the clearing of a crash at Northern Parkway at 9:07 a.m.

Southbound traffic on the Jones Falls Expressway ground to a halt after an accident at 41st Street, according to the Baltimore Department of Transportation.

The Baltimore Sun reached out to Frank Murphy, the city transportation department's deputy director for operations, to ask him about some of the issues of the day — and what else drivers in Baltimore can expect.

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Needed repairs to aging bridge joints and damaged concrete barriers along large stretches of the Jones Falls Expressway in Baltimore will close a varying number of travel lanes for the next 10 months, city officials said.

All lanes of the southbound Jones Falls Expressway were shut down at Cold Spring Lane about 9 a.m. Sunday because of a crash, according to Baltimore emergency officials.

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Needed repairs to aging bridge joints and damaged concrete barriers along large stretches of the Jones Falls Expressway in Baltimore will close a varying number of travel lanes for the next 10 months, city officials said Friday.

Two Maryland Transportation Authority police officers were injured while conducting a traffic stop on the side of southbound Interstate 95 in a collision that backed up traffic for at least a mile early Thursday morning, according to MdTA Police.

The northbound lanes of the Jones Falls Expressway are temporarily closed on Monday evening after a truck overturned at around 7 p.m. near the Cold Spring Lane exit, police said.

A two-vehicle collision in Baltimore City on Interstate 95 South at the I-395 exit has closed one of two southbound shoulders at 8:49 a.m. on Thursday, according to the state Department of Transportation.

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A two-vehicle collision in Anne Arundel County on MD 2 North at Joyce Lane has closed all northbound traffic at 8:58 a.m. on Thursday, according to the state Department of Transportation.

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The state Department of Transportation reported no unscheduled road closures at 9:15 a.m. on Thursday.

The right lane remains closed on Route 100 East in Howard County, where a collision involving two tractor trailers shut down all lanes during Thursday morning's rush hour.

A two-vehicle collision on MD 100 at Interstate 97 in Anne Arundel County has closed one of two eastbound right off ramp lanes, one of three eastbound shoulders and one of two westbound shoulders at 9:02 a.m., on Wednesday, according to the state Department of Transportation.

The northbound Jones Falls Expressway has been closed due to a crash at around 11:30 a.m., on Friday, according to the Baltimore Department of Transportation.

A collision on the inner loop of Interstate 695 at the Jones Falls Expressway closed the right inner loop off-ramp lane and one of two inner loop shoulders at 8:51 a.m., according to the state Department of Transportation.

All roads are closed on MD 194 in Frederick County due to a two-vehicle collision between Glade Road and MD 550 at 8:34 a.m., on Tuesday, according to the state Department of Transportation.

A city tow-truck driver was knocked 25 feet off the Jones Falls Expressway on Friday and a police officer was injured in a pair of afternoon rush-hour crashes that involved a water rescue of the victim who'd fallen into the storm-swollen stream below, police said.

Two lanes are closed on the outer loop of Interstate 695 at Crosby Road due to a collision at 8:43 a.m., according to the state Department of Transportation.

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Local traffic flowed without incident on Friday at 8:52 a.m., as the state Department of Transportation reported no non-maintenance-related road closures.

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The 36th season opener at the Baltimore Farmers' Market & Bazaar brought a hungry and hefty crowd Sunday morning to the area beneath the Jones Falls Expressway between Holliday and Gay streets. The market and bazaar will continue every Sunday through Dec. 22.

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Kevin Gipson spent his final day advocating for friends as they fought to stay at a homeless camp under the Jones Falls Expressway. The next morning, police found him dead in what they believe to be an unrelated incident.