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Md. transportation officials consider more cameras, higher fines in work zones
Maryland’s transportation officials are considering adding more speed cameras to roadway work zones and increasing speeding fines in those areas.
Baltimore gets grant to invest in Black communities ravaged by ‘Highway to Nowhere’
Baltimore will receive a $2 million grant award to create a plan for demolishing the so-called “Highway to Nowhere” that decimated Black neighborhoods decades ago.
Hogan highway project delayed, possibly dooming it with new governor
A new delay in contracts to widen portions of the Capital Beltway, Interstate 270 and the American Legion Bridge likely spells the end of a signature project as envisioned by Gov. Larry Hogan.
The Road Wars that started in the 1960s are not over
In the years following World War II, with a growing economy and the vast expansion of automobile ownership, there was broad support for investment in highways that would knit the country together. While there was already 1944 legislation envisioning a 40,000-mile system of highways on the books, it took the leadership of President Dwight D. […]
Hogan lashes out at federal officials for reportedly delaying $6B toll-lanes project
Gov. Larry Hogan is calling on federal officials to reverse a decision that will delay a plan to add toll lanes to portions of the Capital Beltway and Interstate 270.
Maryland board advances Capital Beltway toll lanes plan
The Maryland Board of Public Works voted to move ahead on a plan to ease Capital Beltway traffic by replacing an aging bridge and creating toll lanes.
Md. Senate OKs speed limit boost to 70 on state highways
The Maryland Senate has voted to raise the speed limit from 65 to 70 mph on state highways.
House to take up highway bill as deadline looms
With an August deadline looming, the House is poised to act on a bill that would temporarily patch over a multibillion-dollar pothole in federal highway and transit programs while ducking the issue of how to put the programs on sound financial footing.
Key House chairman rejects Senate highway aid plan
House Republicans won't support a plan by Senate Democrats to prevent states from facing a cutoff of federal highway and transit aid this summer, a key House committee chairman warned Wednesday, saying the proposal would force a tax increase.
Could extra gas tax funds go to bridges?
ANNAPOLIS — Republican Sen. Richard Colburn of Dorchester voted against Maryland’s recently passed gas tax increase, but now hopes some of the new money will go to replacing the Dover Bridge in his district. The new taxes, initially expected to raise prices at the pump by 4 cents a gallon this July, might help to […]
Maryland looks to buses to loosen traffic-tied I-270
WASHINGTON — When Margie Weaver accepted a job in North Bethesda, she didn’t think much about driving 42 miles from her home in Unionville to her workplace — until a trip she thought would take her about 45 minutes took up to two and a half hours in traffic on Interstate 270. “When you add […]
Longer life span or new span for Bay Bridge?
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 […]
