Baltimore transportation officials say the rebuild of Hanover Street Bridge set to begin next year will cost more than $100 million.
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Read More »February 21, 2018 Comments Off on Cost of rebuilding Baltimore bridge to exceed $100M
Baltimore transportation officials say the rebuild of Hanover Street Bridge set to begin next year will cost more than $100 million.
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Read More »February 12, 2015 Comments Off on State to inspect older bridges
Maryland’s acting transportation secretary has ordered inspections of all state-owned bridges that are similar to one that had a piece of concrete fall off this week on to a car below it. Pete Rahn said Thursday the directive for 27 ...
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Read More »July 1, 2013 Comments Off on Tolls go up across Md. on bridges, tunnels, roads
Tolls have increased bridges, tunnels and other roads in Maryland. Rates went up Monday at 12:01 a.m. Passenger cars paying cash to travel the Harbor Tunnel, Fort McHenry Tunnel and the Key Bridge will now pay $4 instead of $3. ...
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Read More »June 19, 2012 Comments Off on New cranes heading to Baltimore to close bridges
Massive new cargo cranes heading to the Port of Baltimore will stop traffic on two bridges along the way. The Maryland Transportation Authority says Coast Guard and transportation officials were worried that motorists would stop to watch or cause accidents. ...
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Read More »March 5, 2012 Comments Off on Job creation driving highway bills in Congress
WASHINGTON — The lure of roads, bridges, buses and trains isn’t enough anymore to drive an expensive transportation bill through Congress. So to round up votes, congressional leaders are pitching the bills as the hottest thing around these days: job ...
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Read More »November 1, 2011 Comments Off on O’Malley pitches road needs to city leaders
CAMBRIDGE — Gov. Martin O’Malley made his case to local officials Tuesday night for raising more money to spend on roads, bridges, trains and other transportation projects “I would really like to stand here tonight and tell you that somehow ...
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Read More »October 11, 2011 Comments Off on Obama council makes urgent plea for jobs measures
WASHINGTON — Decrying the human toll of the nation’s economic and financial crisis, a group of corporate and labor leaders advising President Barack Obama is calling for sweeping and urgent changes in government policies, from liberalized immigration and less restrictive ...
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Read More »September 23, 2011 Comments Off on Real Estate Weekly – 9/23/11: Bridge replacement planning funds OK’d
Redskins’ stadium turns to solar power A new solar installation at FedExField in Landover — the home of the Washington Redskins — has been completed by NRG, one of the largest solar power developers in the United States. The 8,000-panel ...
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Read More »August 24, 2011 1 Comment
A 5.8 magnitude earthquake sent office workers streaming out of high-rise buildings Tuesday afternoon and clogged Baltimore’s streets with an early rush hour as many decided to call it a day after the tremors began just before 2 p.m. The ...
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Read More »September 22, 2010 Comments Off on Business leaders: Lawmakers need to raise money for roads
State and federal lawmakers need to raise more money to repair aging roads, bridges and rail lines, and build the next generation of transportation infrastructure, business leaders and public officials said Wednesday. “To have a first-class transportation system, whether it ...
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