Traffic

Saint Clair Bridge Road in northern Harford County has been re-opened to traffic, the Harford County Department of Public Works announced Friday. The road had been closed since mid-June 2011 to allow for repairs to the bridge. For further information regarding this highway project, contact the Department of Public Works, Bureau of Construction Inspection, Monday through Friday during normal business hours, 410-638-3217, Ext. 2442.

Traffic flowed toward the end of rush hour on Wednesday without unscheduled road closures as the state Department of Transportation reported no incidents at 9:12 a.m. It marked an unusually quiet morning for local roads, as many thoroughfares remained incident-free, including on such collision hot spots as Interstate 695 in Baltimore County. Morning long delays on the commuter bus service continued through 9:10 a.m., according to the Maryland Transit Administration.

Traffic in both directions on Park Heights Avenue in Baltimore County has been closed on Monday morning due to a felled tree in the roadway that also brought down power lines, according to the state Department of Transportation. The closure was posted by DOT at 10:08 a.m. Officials said a tree fell in the roadway and downed some power lines on Park Heights Avenue between Velvet Ridge Drive and Greenspring Valley Road. DOT officials said that DOT and BGE repair crews are on the scene, and they have yet to receive word on whether the wires are live.

Kudos to Frances Oldfield and her letter ("Signal seen as only solution to slow Rolling Road traffic," Catonsville Times, July 13). As a longtime resident on South Newburg Avenue, I absolutely concur with her assessment of the traffic problems that exist. Fancy crosswalks and other "band aids" that have been proposed at recent community meetings are not the answer. Another significant factor connected to the traffic volume is accidents. There have been quite a few over the last 20 years, some involving personal injury.

A one-car accident in the southbound lanes of Interstate 83 near Cold Spring Lane has caused a two-mile backup, according to police. Authorities say a car spun out of control and hit a rail about 6:30 a.m. The accident has left the right two lanes of the highway open. Separately, a motivational speaking event at the First Mariner Arena this morning was expected to increase downtown traffic volume and jam parking garages in the central business district for most of the day. According to the Baltimore Department of Transportation, thousands of people are expected to attend the "Get Motivated Business Seminar" at the arena, increasing the normal volume of traffic downtown.

Baltimore City cuts down 139 trees, and then calls its grand prix road race "green"? Inconveniences thousands of motorists whose cars idle while they wait to get where they're going, then says the event is "carbon-neutral"? ("Race aims to be 'green,' but challenges remain," Sept. 2). The pinheads who created this monstrosity and foisted it off on Baltimore and the citizens of Maryland (who no doubt are helping pay for it) should be forced to spend a day breathing in the fumes from all the traffic backed up at the Camden Yards off-ramp.

As of 9 a.m. Tuesday, traffic was slow on I-895 northbound at the Steel Bridge, due to an accident involving four vehicles. Accidents were slowing traffic on U.S. 29 southbound near I-70 in Howard County, the inner loop of I-695 at Pulaski Highway in Baltimore County, and on Mountain Road and Freetown Road in Pasadena. There were no delays reported on Baltimore area transit systems.

A two-vehicle collision in Baltimore County on the inner loop of I-695 at the MD 129 Park Heights Avenue exit has closed one of two inner loop shoulders at 8:30 a.m., according to the state Department of Transportation. The Maryland Transit Authority is reporting that buses and trains are running on time as of 8:34 a.m. Text NEWS to 70701 to get Baltimore Sun local news text alerts

A two-vehicle collision in Interstate 83 North past Ruxton Road in Baltimore County at 9:08 a.m. Friday has closed one of two northbound shoulders, according to the state Department of Transportation. The Maryland Transportation reported that morning-long delays on the light rail and MARC train continued at 9:22 a.m. Text NEWS to 70701 to get Baltimore Sun local news text alerts

The state Department of Transportation reported an accident on Interstate 95 at Exit 80 (MD 543/Creswell Road) around 7 a.m. Tuesday. No additional details were given. In Frederick County, a disabled vehicle on Interstate 70 at Exit 42 (MD 17/Myersville Road) eastbound has closed the right exit lanes around 7 a.m. MTA reported that trains and buses were running on time at 7:12 a.m. Text NEWS to 70701 to get Baltimore Sun local news text alerts