ANNAPOLIS — Police in Anne Arundel County are teaming with the Maryland Transportation Authority police to conduct commercial vehicle safety inspections to help keep unsafe vehicles off the Chesapeake Bay Bridge. On Tuesday, both agencies began the joint initiative. Transportation ...

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ANNAPOLIS — Distracted driving on the part of a truck driver caused a July crash on the Chesapeake Bay Bridge that sent a car falling 27 feet into the water, according to a Maryland Transportation Authority Police investigation released Thursday. ...

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A few Maryland government and politics headlines for Monday.

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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 ...

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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 that nearly 200 of the tickets were to drivers traveling ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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ANNAPOLIS — The Maryland Senate has voted to reconsider an audio-taping measure that was rejected by lawmakers on Monday in a 23-22 vote. The bill, voted for reconsideration on Tuesday, prohibits the Maryland Transportation Authority from using audio-taping devices to ...

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Two travel plazas being renovated on Interstate 95 in Harford and Cecil counties may open months ahead of schedule.

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The longtime operator of the Maryland House and Chesapeake House has lost its legal challenge to the bidding and award process that transferred operational control of the two Interstate 95 rest stops to a Florida company.

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