National Pike

As of 9 a.m. Monday, traffic was slow on the outer loop of I-695 near the Baltimore National Pike, due to an accident involving two vehicles. Traffic was slow on I-895 near the Steel Bridge, due to construction activity. Monument Street is closed between Wolfe Street and Patterson Park Avenue in East Baltimore, due to sinkhole repairs. Maryland Transit Administration bus 35 has been diverted. Maryland Transit Administration buses 36 and 51 have been diverted from Monroe Street due to a sinkhole.

As of 9 a.m. Monday, traffic was slow on the outer loop of I-695 near the Baltimore National Pike, due to an accident involving two vehicles. Traffic was slow on I-895 near the Steel Bridge, due to construction activity. Monument Street is closed between Wolfe Street and Patterson Park Avenue in East Baltimore, due to sinkhole repairs. Maryland Transit Administration bus 35 has been diverted. Maryland Transit Administration buses 36 and 51 have been diverted from Monroe Street due to a sinkhole.

Two commercial highways, one of macadam and the other of steel, with strong Baltimore links changed travel and commerce in America forever.The easternmost section of the National Road was begun in 1797 when Baltimore businessmen and bankers, anxious to find a quick route to the western territories, committed their economic resources to that end, writes Merrit Ierley in "Traveling the National Road: Across the Centuries on America's First Highway (Overlook Press,...

A 39-year-old woman died Saturday of injuries she suffered three months ago when struck by a car in Catonsville, Baltimore County police said Sunday. Laurie Ann Smith of the 2500 block of W.Pratt St.was struck and pinned against a wall by a Honda Odyssey driven by Andrew Dolbey, 42, on Dec. 23, police said. Dolbey, of the 7100 block of Ducketts Lane in Elkridge, was heading west on Rolling Road and attempting to turn left onto Baltimore National Pike when he lost control of his car, drove over a curb and struck Smith, police said.

FIRE* Mount Airy: Mount Airy assisted Frederick County at a truck fire on Old National Pike at 7:38 p.m. Monday.

FireNew Market: Mount Airy firefighters assisted Frederick County units on a fire alarm at 8:21 a.m. Tuesday in the 12000 block of Old National Pike. They were out 29 minutes.

FireMount Airy: Firefighters responded at 9: 10 p.m. Wednesday to a building fire in the 11700 block of Old National Pike. Units were out 34 minutes.Pub Date: 9/20/96

PoliceMount Airy: The owner of a bicycle shop in the 4500 block of Old National Pike told state police that someone tried to break into his business by prying out a fan and lock before 2: 15 a.m. Wednesday. No damage estimate was available.Pub Date: 7/05/96

Beginning June 13, the Maryland State Highway Administration (SHA) is repairing sections of pavement on US 40 (Baltimore National Pike) between the Baltimore City Line and east of Ingleside Avenue in the Westview area of Baltimore County. Weather permitting, the $382,000 project will be complete by mid-summer. Motorists should be prepared for single lane closures and traffic shifts weekdays, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The state's contractor is Gray and Son, Inc. ofTimonium. For information about maintenance operations on state highways in Baltimore County, contact SHA's District 4 Office – Maintenance Division in Hunt Valley at 410-229-2360or email shadistrict4@sha.state.md.us .

Residents of a trailer park south of Mount Airy - upset that their community is being eyed for a possible employment campus zone - filled the meeting room of the Carroll County Planning and Zoning Commission yesterday to voice their opposition. It was not supposed to be a public hearing, merely a work session for county planning staff to outline proposals for a new Mount Airy and Environs Community Comprehensive Plan. But planning commission Chairman Edward M. Beard allowed the residents to speak and began the meeting early, as the room began to fill early with nearly 100 Carroll County residents.

Residents of a trailer park south of Mount Airy - upset that their community is being eyed for a possible employment campus zone - filled the meeting room of the Carroll County Planning and Zoning Commission yesterday to voice their opposition. It was not supposed to be a public hearing, merely a work session for county planning staff to outline proposals for a new Mount Airy and Environs Community Comprehensive Plan. But planning commission Chairman Edward M. Beard allowed the residents to speak and began the meeting early, as the room began to fill early with nearly 100 Carroll County residents.

Six people were injured yesterday in a three-car accident that ended with a driverless car crashing into a motel satellite-dish support, county police said. The accident occurred about 10: 30 a.m. in front of the Boston Market in the 6400 block of Baltimore National Pike, police said. A 1992 Mazda driven by Antoine Taylor, 21, of the 1500 block of West Franklin St. and a 1998 Kia Sephia collided. The impact pushed the Kia into a 1988 Toyota pickup truck trying to turn into the Boston Market parking lot, police said.

Hoping to put a stop to panhandling and to beautify one of the Baltimore area's busiest intersections, the State Highway Administration plans to landscape the median strip of Baltimore National Pike at Rolling Road, part of $300,000 in improvements to the commercial corridor through Catonsville."