ANNAPOLIS — A former acting manager of the Maryland Transportation Authority has returned from retirement to oversee the agency, which manages the state’s toll facilities. Gov. Martin O’Malley announced Tuesday the appointment of Harold M. Bartlett as executive secretary of ...

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The Maryland Transportation Authority board will vote Thursday on a toll hike plan that would raise rates later, and in some cases less, than the authority had planned. The first phase of the toll increase would hit Nov. 1 for ...

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The Maryland Transportation Authority board has agreed to scale back a proposed toll hike increase on the Bay Bridge after public outcry. The board agreed Thursday on a plan to raise the toll to $4 in November and $6 in ...

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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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Maryland officials say the earthquake was felt across the state, but no injuries or major damage are being reported. Maryland Emergency Management Agency spokesman Ed McDonough says Tuesday’s 5.8 magnitude quake, which was centered in Virginia, was felt from Garrett ...

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Motorists in Maryland can now receive up-to-the-minute traffic information through a new phone system. Beginning Thursday, drivers can dial “511” to get the latest on traffic-related news, such as traffic jams, lane-closing roadwork and weather-related delays. Maryland State Highway Administration ...

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STEVENSVILLE — The westbound span of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge is getting a makeover. A $19.5 million project is under way to repaint the bridge in its signature shade of gray. Maryland Transportation Authority spokeswoman Teri Moss says most of ...

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Aggressive drivers are being targeted in Maryland this week as part of a state initiative. Maryland Transportation Authority police are participating in the third wave of the Smooth Operator program, which tries to reduce the number of car crashes and ...

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More than 100 angry, toll-paying drivers decried a plan to raise the cost of traveling on some state roads, highways and tunnels twice in the next two years at Dundalk Middle School on Tuesday night. “It’s an absurdity to make ...

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Everyman Theatre plans second act The Everyman Theatre held a groundbreaking Tuesday for its new West Side venue in Baltimore after more than four years of fundraising. Bank of America donated the West Fayette Street building, which opened in 1910 as ...

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