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New Md. law aims to crack down on toll scofflaws
LAUREL — Hundreds of thousands of tolls have gone unpaid on Maryland‘s Intercounty Connector, but officials hope a new law will help them crack down on toll scofflaws. Records obtained […]
Eye Opener: O’Malley’s next step
A few Maryland government and politics headlines for Monday.
$3.5B capital budget includes money for Ripken Stadium, Rocky Gap resort
The House of Delegates on Saturday approved a $3.5 billion capital budget that includes money for major Baltimore revitalization projects, infrastructure improvements for a proposed Western Maryland casino and renovations of Cal Ripken Jr.’s minor league baseball stadium in Harford County.
Nearly 7,000 ticketed for speeding on ICC
LAUREL — Nearly 7,000 speeding tickets have been issued to drivers on the Intercounty Connector since it opened in November, 2011. That’s according to documents obtained by WTOP, which reports […]
Miller: Transportation plan is governor’s responsibility
Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller Jr. has plopped the burden of pushing a transportation funding plan through the General Assembly squarely on the shoulders of Gov. Martin O'Malley.
Miller pitches transportation funding proposal
ANNAPOLIS — A gas tax increase is among the ideas Maryland‘s Senate president is floating to raise badly needed money for transportation. Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller told reporters […]
Md. officials fixing cracks in ICC overpasses
GREENBELT — Maryland State Highway Administration officials say crews are working to repair cracks found in overpasses on the Intercounty Connector. Inspectors for the administration have discovered cracks on 10 […]
Some love the new Intercounty Connector, but few use it
WASHINGTON — Since opening last year, the Intercounty Connector has provided thousands of Maryland motorists with their first direct, congestion-free drive between Montgomery and Prince George’s counties. Gleeful drivers say […]
Transportation head Swaim-Staley to resign
Maryland Department of Transportation Secretary Beverley K. Swaim-Staley said Monday she is stepping down effective July 1 after a 25-year career in state government. Swaim-Staley was appointed in September 2009 […]
Pipkin demands Maryland transportation head step down
State Sen. E.J. Pipkin, R-Upper Shore, has turned his sights on another branch of Gov. Martin O’Malley’s administration. The top Republican in the upper chamber, Pipkin called Friday for the […]
Editorial: The ICC conundrum
The long-debated, long-awaited, long-constructed Intercounty Connector opened in its 18.8-mile entirety just in time for the annual Thanksgiving traffic scrum. On the drawing boards for decades, the six-lane toll road […]
Intercounty Connector off to a smooth start
GAITHERSBURG — Officials say everything went smoothly on opening day for approximately 11 miles of a new toll road linking Montgomery and Prince George’s counties. The section of the Intercounty […]
