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The Baltimore harbor on the afternoon of April 6, 2017. (Maximilian Franz/file photo)
May 12, 2026

Katie Pumphrey announces 1-mile Baltimore harbor swim, launches nonprofit

Katie Pumphrey announced the launch of her nonprofit, Baltimore Open Water Swimmers, along with the first-ever Baltimore Harbor 1-Mile Swim.

Long exposure of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge, from Sandy Point State Park, Maryland. (DepositPhotos)
Dec 18, 2025

MD set to nearly double size of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge

Maryland officials approved plans to replace the Chesapeake Bay Bridge with a wider, higher span, nearly doubling lanes and costs.

The W-Sapphire bulk carrier is seen anchored off Sandy Point Aug. 19, 2025, the morning after an explosion occurred in one of its holds as it was leaving the Port of Baltimore. (Jerry Jackson/The Baltimore Banner via AP)
Aug 19, 2025

Baltimore shipping channel reopened after explosion on cargo ship near site of Key Bridge collapse

Investigators were trying to determine what caused an explosion aboard a cargo ship laden with coal as it departed Baltimore's harbor.

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Jul 25, 2025

Around the Baltimore Waterfront Promenade

When I arrived in Baltimore in 1970, the area around the Inner Harbor was not one of the city’s strong points. In earlier years this had been a working waterfront, […]

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Jun 27, 2025

Bridges, tunnels and bay ferries

Maryland eyes a new Bay Bridge, rail tunnel upgrades, and more as billions pour into state infrastructure under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.

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Jun 10, 2022

Hogan pushes forward with plan for a new Chesapeake Bay Bridge span

Maryland is moving forward with a federal study that will ultimately identify an exact location for a new span of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge.

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Oct 6, 2021

Counties call for new, bigger bridge across Chesapeake Bay

Two Maryland counties on either side of the Chesapeake Bay are calling for a new, bigger bridge between them.

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Sep 19, 2019

Motorists should expect Bay Bridge delays for deck rehab

Maryland motorists are being told to expect major delays on the Bay Bridge beginning next week as a deck rehabilitation project gets underway.

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Sep 9, 2019

Chesapeake Bay Bridge work to start in late September

ANNAPOLIS — A two-year project to rehabilitate the westbound span of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge that’s expect to cause major delays will be getting underway later this month. The Capital […]

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Jul 24, 2017

State says schedule for study of third bridge span on track

ANNAPOLIS— Maryland officials are clarifying that a study on building and paying for a third span of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge is on schedule. The Daily Times reports the Maryland Transportation […]

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Sep 16, 2015

Retiring state highways employee honored for his 66 years of work without a sick day

Tim Hyman's photography documented highway projects under construction and the faces of the Maryland residents who built them.

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May 6, 2015

Sources: Tolls at Bay, Nice bridges could be reduced under plan

A proposal to reduce tolls could bring relief to motorists who use some of the state's toll roads and bridges if approved by a state board Thursday morning. The Maryland Transportation Authority Board is scheduled to vote on a proposal during a public meeting scheduled for 8 a.m. Thursday in a facility near the Bay Bridge. The details of the plan remain private until they are presented to the b[...]