NEWS
By Joe Burris, The Baltimore Sun | May 7, 2013
A disabled vehicle on Interstate 95 South prior to the White Marsh Boulevard exit in Baltimore County has now forced closure of three southbound lanes on Tuesday morning, according to the state Department of Transportation. Two of four southbound traffic lanes and one of two southbound shoulders were closed at 7:07 a.m., DOT said. Earlier, two lanes had been closed due to the obstruction. The Maryland Transit Administration reported minor delays on the Metro subway and light rail at 8:11 a.m. Also, the Baltimore City Department of Transportation said that new traffic patterns were implemented along a portion of Charles Street on Monday as the city undergoes the Phase I Detour of its Charles Street Reconstruction Project.
NEWS
By Joe Burris, The Baltimore Sun | May 2, 2013
Roads at Mount Vernon Place in and around this weekend's FlowerMart event will be closed from Thursday at 3 p.m. to Saturday at 11 p.m., FlowerMart officials said on their website. The event is held at Mount Vernon Place, at the Washington Monument, and at the four adjoining blocks in each direction. Traffic will be closed on all four sides of the Washington Monument. Madison Street and Monument Street (both westbound) will be closed where they intersect St. Paul Street and Cathedral Street (both southbound)
NEWS
By John Fritze, The Baltimore Sun | May 1, 2013
Five air traffic control towers in Maryland that had been scheduled to shut down in June as a result of federal budget cuts are now expected to remain open, lawmakers said Wednesday — easing fears that the closures could back up flights at BWI Marshall Airport. A provision tucked into a high-profile bill approved by Congress last week to end furloughs of air traffic controllers — and the flight delays they caused — also leaves more than $30 million available for towers at 149 small airports nationwide, lawmakers said.
HEALTH
By Scott Dance, The Baltimore Sun | April 27, 2013
Maryland is moving to toughen regulations on the fast-growing medspa industry - a move designed to narrow a "loophole" and prevent deaths such as one last year following a liposuction treatment at a Timonium facility. Regulations being discussed by state officials would bar plastic surgeons from performing liposuction and other procedures in medspas and medical offices unless the facilities are inspected by the government or third-party accrediting bodies, Maryland Secretary of Health Joshua Sharfstein said.
NEWS
By John Fritze, The Baltimore Sun | April 26, 2013
Baltimore County police are warning residents about several road closures expected for the Maryland Hunt Cup Steeplechase on Saturday. Beginning at 2 p.m., eastbound traffic will be diverted from Tufton Avenue onto southbound Dover Road. The following roads will be closed from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m., according to police: Worthington Avenue and Tufton Avenue; Belmont Avenue and Butler Road; Mantua Mill Road and Geist Road; Tufton Avenue and Falls Road; Dover Road and Tufton Ridge Road. Police say traffic is expected to return to normal by 6 p.m.
NEWS
By Candy Thomson, The Baltimore Sun | April 25, 2013
A portion of Broening Highway will be closed this weekend for utility construction work and motorists are urged to use alternate routes, the city transportation department said. The closure to through traffic will begin at 7 p.m. Friday, between Holabird Avenue and Dunhill Road with detours in effect. The roadway will reopen at 5 a.m. Monday. Local traffic will be allowed access to area businesses. The $27.1 million project, which will conclude in fall 2014, includes new lighting and upgraded traffic signals, repaving and reconfiguring the Keith Avenue ramp to accommodate two-way traffic.