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$8.8 million OK'd for security-related improvements The Federal Aviation Administration has approved $8.8 million for security-related improvements at Baltimore-Washington International Airport. The funding comes in two grants. One, for $6.3 million, will be used to modify security checkpoints at Piers C and D and for other security measures. The other, for $2.5 million, will be used to design strategies for explosives-detection in checked luggage. BWI was chosen in January as the test airport to study improvements for airport security by the Transportation Security Administration.

Relocation of cranes to force lane closings The relocation of construction cranes will force the closing of traffic lanes on roads around Baltimore-Washington International Airport. Two lanes will be open in each direction on Elm Road between the Sheraton International Hotel and the service road traffic light. A portion of the road between the service road intersection and the terminal loop road will also be restricted to one lane in each direction. Airport firefighters raise $4,018 for MD Association The BWI Fire and Rescue unit raised $4,018 in its annual fund-raising drive to benefit the Muscular Dystrophy Association.