http://thedailyrecord.com Maryland's trusted source for business and legal news Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:36:46 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://thedailyrecord.com/2013/04/18/bay-bridge-safety-measures-to-be-taken/ http://thedailyrecord.com/2013/04/18/bay-bridge-safety-measures-to-be-taken/#comments Thu, 18 Apr 2013 19:12:56 +0000 Associated Press http://thedailyrecord.com/?p=237980 The Maryland Transportation Authority on Thursday announced plans to install added safety measures for two-way traffic operations on the Bay Bridge. The authority made the announcement on Thursday. The changes are based on a safety study the agency made last year. Crews are scheduled to remove and replace rumble strips and pavement markings and add [...]

]]> http://thedailyrecord.com/2013/04/18/bay-bridge-safety-measures-to-be-taken/feed/ 0 http://thedailyrecord.com/2013/03/25/study-considers-3rd-span-for-chesapeake-bay-bridge/ http://thedailyrecord.com/2013/03/25/study-considers-3rd-span-for-chesapeake-bay-bridge/#comments Mon, 25 Mar 2013 10:24:50 +0000 The Daily Times of Salisbury http://thedailyrecord.com/?p=236225 SANDY POINT — Every year, 38 million vehicles drive over its spans. They are tractor-trailer drivers ensuring food gets to the grocery store, minivans packed with brightly colored towels and antsy kids who want to know if they are there yet. They trust that the aging spans of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge are well cared [...]

]]> http://thedailyrecord.com/2013/03/25/study-considers-3rd-span-for-chesapeake-bay-bridge/feed/ 1 http://thedailyrecord.com/2013/03/11/bay-bridge-administrator-says-closure-was-success/ http://thedailyrecord.com/2013/03/11/bay-bridge-administrator-says-closure-was-success/#comments Mon, 11 Mar 2013 13:28:04 +0000 Associated Press http://thedailyrecord.com/?p=235234 ANNAPOLIS — The man who makes the decision to close Maryland’s Bay Bridge says the closure during last week’s winter storm was a success. Gordon Garrettson tells The Capital of Annapolis that there was no structural damage to the bridge, and there were no serious injuries or fatalities. He says, “As far as we’re concerned [...]

]]> http://thedailyrecord.com/2013/03/11/bay-bridge-administrator-says-closure-was-success/feed/ 0 http://thedailyrecord.com/2013/03/08/restaurants-bars-benefit-from-bay-bridge-closure/ http://thedailyrecord.com/2013/03/08/restaurants-bars-benefit-from-bay-bridge-closure/#comments Fri, 08 Mar 2013 12:21:49 +0000 Associated Press http://thedailyrecord.com/?p=235116 ANNAPOLIS — The closure of the Bay Bridge for several hours during this week’s winter storm had one positive impact with a big boost for nearby bars and restaurants. The Capital reports the traffic standstill on Wednesday diverted many drivers to nearby eateries when it became clear the bridge would be closed for hours. The [...]

]]> http://thedailyrecord.com/2013/03/08/restaurants-bars-benefit-from-bay-bridge-closure/feed/ 0 http://thedailyrecord.com/2013/03/06/md-s-bay-bridge-is-under-a-wind-restriction/ http://thedailyrecord.com/2013/03/06/md-s-bay-bridge-is-under-a-wind-restriction/#comments Wed, 06 Mar 2013 16:30:16 +0000 Associated Press http://thedailyrecord.com/?p=234984 ANNAPOLIS — Maryland’s Bay Bridge is under a wind restriction as a snowstorm moves into the area. The Maryland Transportation Authority said Wednesday at about 9:30 a.m. that house trailers and empty box trailers will not be able to travel on the bridge that passes over the Chesapeake Bay. Other vehicles that law enforcement personnel [...]

]]> http://thedailyrecord.com/2013/03/06/md-s-bay-bridge-is-under-a-wind-restriction/feed/ 0 http://thedailyrecord.com/2012/10/30/maryland-begins-to-pick-up-the-pieces-from-sandy/ http://thedailyrecord.com/2012/10/30/maryland-begins-to-pick-up-the-pieces-from-sandy/#comments Tue, 30 Oct 2012 16:17:16 +0000 Alissa Gulin http://thedailyrecord.com/?p=226797 The morning after superstorm Sandy spared much of Maryland its worst, some local systems resumed operations and surged forward with recovery efforts, but other government agencies and businesses were still in the dark. “As you all know, we were very, very fortunate to be on the kinder end of this very violent storm,” Gov. Martin [...]

]]> http://thedailyrecord.com/2012/10/30/maryland-begins-to-pick-up-the-pieces-from-sandy/feed/ 0 http://thedailyrecord.com/2012/10/30/bay-bridge-reopens-after-storm/ http://thedailyrecord.com/2012/10/30/bay-bridge-reopens-after-storm/#comments Tue, 30 Oct 2012 13:57:04 +0000 Associated Press http://thedailyrecord.com/?p=226766 ANNAPOLIS — The Bay Bridge in Maryland has reopened after being closed for about 18 hours because of superstorm Sandy. The Maryland Transportation Authority says the bridge reopened to traffic at 9 a.m. All the major bridges and tunnels operated by the authority are open, although some remain under wind restrictions. The Chesapeake House service [...]

]]> http://thedailyrecord.com/2012/10/30/bay-bridge-reopens-after-storm/feed/ 0 http://thedailyrecord.com/2012/10/29/storm-grinds-region-to-a-halt/ http://thedailyrecord.com/2012/10/29/storm-grinds-region-to-a-halt/#comments Mon, 29 Oct 2012 21:13:35 +0000 Alexander Pyles http://thedailyrecord.com/?p=226722 As a slow-moving superstorm advanced on Maryland on Monday, the region’s transportation systems and infrastructure were paralyzed, well before the worst effects of Hurricane Sandy’s looming collision with an easterly cold front were expected to rain upon the region.

]]> http://thedailyrecord.com/2012/10/29/storm-grinds-region-to-a-halt/feed/ 1 http://thedailyrecord.com/2012/10/29/omalley-bay-bridge-closing-to-traffic/ http://thedailyrecord.com/2012/10/29/omalley-bay-bridge-closing-to-traffic/#comments Mon, 29 Oct 2012 19:00:22 +0000 Associated Press http://thedailyrecord.com/?p=226703 STEVENSVILLE — Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley says officials are closing the Bay Bridge because of Hurricane Sandy. The governor said Monday that he expected the bridge to close to traffic sometime around 2:30 on Monday afternoon. O’Malley also says the Millard Tydings Bridge over the Susquehanna River on Interstate 95 would close at around the [...]

]]> http://thedailyrecord.com/2012/10/29/omalley-bay-bridge-closing-to-traffic/feed/ 0 http://thedailyrecord.com/2011/11/09/spring-rains-killed-oysters-in-upper-chesapeake/ http://thedailyrecord.com/2011/11/09/spring-rains-killed-oysters-in-upper-chesapeake/#comments Wed, 09 Nov 2011 21:09:56 +0000 Associated Press http://thedailyrecord.com/2011/11/09/spring-rains-killed-oysters-in-upper-chesapeake/ Heavy rains this spring, not this September, killed most of the oysters in the upper Chesapeake Bay. That’s according to preliminary findings from the Maryland Department of Natural Resources’ annual fall oyster survey. Michael Naylor, director of the department’s shellfish program, says record spring rain made the upper bay too fresh for too long. Naylor [...]

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