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The Baltimore City Department of Transportation has posted road closures and traffic modifications for Saturday's 138th running of the Preakness Stakes and InfieldFest at Pimlico Race Course . DOT says Saturday from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m., the southbound Jones Falls Expressway exit ramp to eastbound Northern Parkway will be closed, and motorists will be redirected to the Cold Spring Lane exits. Cylburn Avenue from Northern Parkway to Greenspring Avenue will also be closed at that time, DOT said.

The Baltimore City Department of Transportation has posted road closures and traffic modifications for Saturday's 138th running of the Preakness Stakes and InfieldFest at Pimlico Race Course . DOT says Saturday from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m., the southbound Jones Falls Expressway exit ramp to eastbound Northern Parkway will be closed, and motorists will be redirected to the Cold Spring Lane exits. Cylburn Avenue from Northern Parkway to Greenspring Avenue will also be closed at that time, DOT said.

A Pennsylvania truck driver died Monday afternoon after his vehicle jumped a curb and struck several trees on Northern Parkway west of Greenspring Avenue, a Baltimore Police spokesman said. Charles Bergholtz, 63, of Bensalem, Pa. was pronounced dead at 4:22 p.m. at Sinai Hospital, said the spokesman, Agent Donny Moses. Witnesses said Bergholtz had been driving a Volvo truck eastbound in the 2600 block of Northern Parkway when the vehicle began swerving and ultimately drove over a curb, striking several trees in a wooded area before it came to a stop, Moses said.

A trailer that became separated from the vehicle pulling it smashed into a jersey wall along Interstate 83 North near Northern Parkway about 10:25 a.m., closing the highway in both directions, according to Baltimore Police. The trailer came to rest partially overturned in the left lane of the highway, police said. As of about 1:30 p.m. all lanes reopened with one northbound shoulder closed. krector@baltsun.com twitter.com/rectorsun

As of 9 a.m., traffic was slow on the Jones Falls Expressway southbound near Northern Parkway, due to an accident. Debris in the road was slowing traffic on Route 97 at Route 100 in Anne Arundel County. There were no major delays reported on Baltimore area transit systems.

A 20-year-old Rosedale man was shot in the head while sitting on a bicycle near a bus stop on Northern Parkway in Northeast Baltimore, one of two fatal shootings Friday, a city police spokesman said. Police Agent Donny Moses said the man, Trenton Marshall of the 2200 block of Bluegrass Heights Court, was transported by ambulance to Johns Hopkins Hospital, where he was later pronounced dead. Authorities said the area where the shooting occurred, near McClean Boulevard and the Hamilton Shopping Center, was packed with students and others rushing to nearby shops or to a covered bus stop to escape a driving rainstorm.

An employee of a private security company was killed late last night when the car he was driving on West Northern Parkway near Interstate-83 went out of control and crashed into a large metal column supporting an overhead highway sign.Pronounced dead at the scene from multiple injuries was Thomas Archer Baldwin, 30, of the 1200 block of N. Calvert St., a Wells Fargo security bureau employee assigned to the Stoney Creek drawbridge in Pasadena, Anne Arundel County.Officer Greg Taylor, of the city police traffic investigation section, said Mr. Baldwin was driving his girlfriend's 1986 Ford Escort eastbound in the 1700 block of W. Northern Parkway shortly after 11 p.m. and was approaching the I-83 interchange just east of Cylburn Lane when he lost control of the car and struck the guard rail.

Water main breaks sent thousands of gallons of water cascading over Northern Parkway yesterday morning, disrupting traffic at the intersection with Falls Road and leaving the surrounding neighborhoods with discolored, little or no water for a few hours.Vanessa C. Pyatt, a spokeswoman for the city Department of Public Works, said the main at Northern Parkway and Falls Road was repaired by noon and the one at Woodbourne Avenue and Loch Raven Boulevard by late afternoon.Damage to roads will affect morning rush-hour traffic.

As of 4 p.m. Thursday, traffic was slow on northbound of Interstate 83 between Ruxton Road and Northern Parkway due to an accident. There were no major delays reported on area transit systems for the Thursday evening commute.

An old BGE gas storage tank overlooking the Jones Falls Expressway and Cold Spring Lane is set to be imploded Sunday morning, officials say. The Melvale Gas Holder, built in 1933, is scheduled for demolition around 7 a.m. Sunday, the company said. BGE stopped using the steel structure in 1997, saying its technology is obsolete. The holder is 258 feet tall and sits on a 26-acre site. The Jones Falls Expressway and Cold Spring Lane near the site are scheduled to be closed for the implosion.

As of 9 a.m. Wednesday, traffic was slow on Northern Parkway at Cylburn Avenue, due to an accident. An accident was slowing traffic on Ridge Road at Severn Road in Anne Arundel County. Emergency roadwork was slowing traffic on U.S. 1 northbound at Route 924 in Harford County. Some streets around the Washington Monument in Mount Vernon are preparing to close for the Baltimore Book Festival this week. Monument Street is closed between Wolfe Street and Patterson Park Avenue in East Baltimore, due to sinkhole repairs.

As of 8:30 a.m. Friday, traffic was slow on the inner loop of I-695 near Route 702, due to an accident. Accidents were slowing traffic on Eastern Boulevard near Terrace Road in Essex and Holabird Avenue near Delvale Avenue in Dundalk. Starting at 9 a.m. in Baltimore City, North Charles Street will be closed between Northern Parkway and Cold Spring Lane, due to the funeral of city police officer Forrest Taylor at Our Cathedral of Mary Our Queen, according to the Baltimore City Police Department.

Traffic is likely to be impacted in Baltimore and Anne Arundel counties today by the funeral procession for Forrest "Dino" Taylor, a veteran Baltimore City police officer who died Aug. 29, according to Maryland State Police. Taylor, 44, of Annapolis, was injured in the line of duty in a crash at a stoplight in Mount Vernon on Feb. 18. He died after complications from surgery stemming from the injuries he sustained in the crash, police said. Taylor was a 17-year veteran of the Baltimore Police Department, and is survived by his wife and two children.

Motorists who use Falls Road in Mount Washington are being advised by city transportation officials to take alternate roads Thursday and Friday to avoid emergency utility repair work. Crews have closed lanes northbound Falls Road at Kelly Avenue and two-way traffic has been shifted to the southbound side of the roadway. Traffic will be directed by flagmen until 3 p.m., when one lane of northbound Falls Road will be reopened for through traffic. Additional lane closures and a traffic flagging operation will resume along the southbound side of Falls Road from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday.

What time is the Preakness Stakes run? At about 6:20 p.m. How long does it last? Usually 2-3 minutes. How much are Preakness tickets? InfieldFest tickets are $60; Mug Club is an extra $20. Other ticket prices vary. Call 410-542-9400 or go to preakness.com. What is Pimlico's address? 5201 Park Heights Ave. in Baltimore What time does Pimlico open? Gates open at 8 a.m. Saturday for the infield, Top of the Strech and the facility; 10 a.m. for the Village and Turfside Terrace.

Work and weekend events have shut down several city thoroughfares, officials said. A crane lift is expected to shut down 20 t h Street between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. from Charles Street to Maryland Avenue. A portion of Falls Road at the intersection of Northern Parkway will be closed from 5 a.m. to 6 p.m. for a crane lift and tree work. At least one lane is expected to remain open in each direction. Officials warn of delays. The St. Paul Street and Mt. Royal Avenue exit on Jones Falls Expressway will be closed for southbound traffic from 6 a.m. to 4 p.m. for a crane lift operation.