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All roads have been reopened on MD 924 South in Bel Air with the clearing of emergency roadwork at Crafton Road at 8:25 a.m. on Wednesday, according to the state Department of Transportation.

The state Department of Transportation reported a two-vehicle collision in Baltimore City on South Clinton Street at 8:36 a.m. on Tuesday.

Emergency roadwork on U.S. 40 East in White Marsh at Days Cove Road has closed the eastbound right shoulder at 8:38 a.m., according to the state Department of Transportation.

Amtrak trains were halted en route to Baltimore-Washington Thurgood Marshall Airport Sunday night due to "police activity," passengers said.

Nearly 2 inches of rain fell across the region Thursday night into Friday morning, canceling some races at Pimlico Race Course, closing roads and disrupting rail travel.

A man was struck and killed by a train in Prince George's County on Friday afternoon, disrupting Amtrak and MARC service along the busy Baltimore-Washington corridor, officials said.

Isolated thunderstorms and heavy rain are forecast to bring flooding risks across the region Friday, according to the National Weather Service.

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All lanes have been reopened on the westbound Bay Bridge with the clearing of an early morning accident with injury on Wednesday, according to the Maryland Transportation Authority.

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With the clearing of a collision on U.S. 50 East in Parole at the MD 70 exit, state and local transportation departments reported no unscheduled closures at 9 a.m. on Tuesday.

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As of 9:10 a.m., the Maryland Department of Transportation is reporting the accident in Howard County on westbound I-70 near Sykesville Road (Route 32) has been moved to the far right shoulder.

Emergency roadwork on Interstate 83 North in the Lutherville-Timonium area at the Padonia Road exit has closed two northbound traffic lanes and the northbound left shoulder at 8:58 a.m. Friday, according to the state Department of Transportation.

With some facing up to 40 days away from their homes, Charles Village residents criticize the city and CSX for failing to heed their complaints about problems with East 26th Street, which collapsed in a heap of stones, dirt and automobiles onto the adjacent train tracks.

On the day after the Baltimore area experienced record levels of rainfall and a street collapse, Thursday morning's commute was snarled with accidents and road closures on major thoroughfares and secondary roads.

A four-vehicle collision in Baltimore County on Interstate 83 North prior to the Baltimore Beltway has closed the northbound right traffic lane and northbound left shoulder at 7:36 a.m., according to the state Department of Transportation.

Emergency roadwork on northbound Loch Raven Boulevard in Baltimore County that began Thursday continued on Friday morning, according to the state Department of Transportation.

All southbound traffic on MD 144 in the Marriottsville area has been closed between MD 32 and Marriottsville Road due to emergency roadwork at 7:32 a.m. on Wednesday, according to the state Department of Transportation

A single vehicle crash on U.S. 40 in Rosedale has shut down all traffic between Berk Avenue and Todds Lane for more than two hours on Tuesday since first reported by the state Department of Transportation at 6:41 a.m.

A single-vehicle crash on the Baltimore Washington Parkway North in Hanover has been closed the northbound right traffic lane and northbound right shoulder at MD 100 at 8:45 a.m. Friday, according to the state Department of Transportation.

David A. Wagner, former deputy secretary of the Maryland Department of Transportation who later headed the Maryland Port Administration before being named in 1989 chief operating officer of the Port of New Orleans, died April 7 of cancer at his home in Mandeville, La. He was 71.

Officials with Amtrak are seeking the public's input as they begin a three-year study regarding the refurbishment – or replacement – of their 108-year-old railroad bridge across the Susquehanna River between Harford and Cecil counties.

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A three-vehicle collision with injury in Bel Air on Interstate 95 North prior to the MD 543 exit has closed the northbound right traffic lane and the northbound right shoulder at 8:18 a.m. on Wednesday, according to the state Department of Transportation.

All eastbound traffic on MD 144 is closed at Triadelphia Road due to emergency roadwork at 7:52 a.m. on Tuesday, according to the state Department of Transportation.

With the clearing of a disabled vehicle on the inner loop of Interstate 695 in Woodlawn, state and local transportation departments reported no unscheduled road closures at 8:22 a.m. on Monday.

As of 10:30, the Maryland Department of Transportation is reporting that an earlier police activity in Carroll County has been cleared, and Route 32 is reopened south of Gamber. The incident had all but blocked Route 32 in the area of Miners Ridge Road.

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The Baltimore City Office of Emergency Management reported a collision involving an overturned vehicle at North Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Pennsylvania Avenue at 8:19 a.m. on Thursday.

A collision with injury on Interstate 70 East in Ellicott City at U.S. 40 has closed both eastbound right off-ramp lanes at 8:47 a.m. on Wednesday, according to the state Department of Transportation.

All lanes have been reopened on Interstate 70 in Woodlawn with the clearing of debris at the Baltimore Beltway exit at 9:04 a.m. on Tuesday, according to the state Department of Transportation.

Howard County will move ahead with the launch of its new regional transit agency this summer despite a legislative decision in Annapolis to withhold state funding from the operation until it is further studied.

A utility problem in South Gate in both directions of I-97 at New Cut Road has closed the southbound left traffic lane and southbound left shoulder for more than three hours after DOT first reported the incident at 5:42 a.m.

All lanes have been reopened on Interstate 95 South in Baltimore City with the clearing of a two-vehicle collision with injury at Caton Avenue on Friday morning that shut down all but the southbound left shoulder for more than two hours, state transportation officials said.

An Amtrak train tore down overhead catenary power lines near Bowie on Thursday morning, stopping all rail traffic in the area and disrupting many MARC and Amtrak riders' morning commute, according to the Maryland Transit Administration.

All northbound lanes on Merritt Boulevard in Dundalk are closed at North Point Road due to a two-vehicle accident with injury at 8:45 a.m. on Thursday, according to the state Department of Transportation.

A three-year state audit of the Maryland Transportation Authority released Thursday found significant problems with how the organization handles purchases and a failure by the authority to institute an adequate "disaster recovery plan" in case of a failure of its E-ZPass toll collection system.

An incident involving a vehicle on Interstate 95 North in Baltimore City at the Caton Avenue exit has closed the northbound right traffic lane and northbound right shoulder at 8:59 a.m. on Wednesday, according to the state Department of Transportation.

A man taking a series of photographs on a MARC train in Odenton on Tuesday morning was briefly detained by federal agents after raising concerns among fellow passengers. The self-described "train enthusiast" was later deemed not to be a threat.

Separate crashes that shut down Interstate 95 in both directions near the Caton Avenue exit for nearly two hours on Tuesday morning have been cleared, according to state transportation departments.

A collision on the outer loop of Interstate 695 in Woodlawn at Security Boulevard has closed two outer loop traffic lanes and the outer loop right shoulder at 9:07 a.m. on Monday, according to the state Department of Transportation.

A car and a light rail train collided in downtown Baltimore Sunday evening.

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