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Man runs out of gas, sets up drum kit on Interstate 695

By Jessica Anderson , The Baltimore Sun — Tue, 21 May 2013 19:30:00 GMT

Driver not cited and continued on his way after highway officials help

It wasn't the average traffic stop on the Baltimore Beltway Tuesday morning.

State workers ready to untangle Memorial Day traffic snarls

By Candy Thomson, The Baltimore Sun — Tue, 21 May 2013 04:01:00 GMT

AAA Mid-Atlantic projects slight drop in holiday travel, despite lower gas prices from a year ago

On Memorial Day weekends, Kim Yates and Albert Kullman measure success by speed.

Preakness Stakes road closures

By Joe Burris , The Baltimore Sun — Sat, 18 May 2013 04:30:00 GMT

The Baltimore City Department of Transportation has posted road closures and traffic modifications for Saturday's 138th running of the Preakness Stakes and InfieldFest at Pimlico Race Course .

MARC to add weekend service to Washington

By Michael Dresser , The Baltimore Sun — Thu, 16 May 2013 23:55:00 GMT

Officials say gas tax increase makes Penn Line expansion possible

Maryland's MARC commuter trains, which have always operated Monday through Friday, will begin offering weekend service between Baltimore and Washington on the Penn Line in coming months.

Roads, bridges, transit projects announced with gas tax hike

Erin Cox — Thu, 16 May 2013 16:54:00 GMT

The gas tax increase Gov. Martin O'Malley signed into law Thursday will pay for weekend MARC service between Baltimore and D.C., roads and bridges throughout the state and construction on the Red and Purple lines to begin as soon as 2015.

Federal agency says lowering legal limit could cut DUI deaths

By Candy Thomson, The Baltimore Sun — Wed, 15 May 2013 00:09:43 GMT

MADD says recommendation would take too long to enact, dilute better efforts

Even moderate drinking before driving could become illegal if a federal safety panel's recommendation Tuesday is enacted eventually by the states.

Amtrak rolls out new locomotives for East Coast routes

By Candy Thomson, The Baltimore Sun — Mon, 13 May 2013 22:35:58 GMT

The first of 70 new energy-efficient locomotives destined for Amtrak's East Coast service rolled off Monday morning from a Sacramento, Calif., assembly line.

CSX nears completion of plans for $90 million train yard

By Candy Thomson, The Baltimore Sun — Mon, 13 May 2013 20:49:00 GMT

A spokesman for CSX Transportation said the railroad expects to complete plans next month for a $90 million truck and train terminal in South Baltimore to serve port container traffic.

Post-explosion repairs to I-81 causing detours for weekend traffic

By Candy Thomson, The Baltimore Sun — Fri, 10 May 2013 20:48:00 GMT

Portions of Interstate 81 in Harrisburg, Pa., are expected to remain closed for several more days following a massive fuel tanker crash and explosion Thursday morning that damaged the highway and bridge, Pennsylvania transportation officials said.

One southbound lane of Dulaney Valley Road closed this weekend

By Jon Meoli, jmeoli@tribune.com — Thu, 09 May 2013 19:23:00 GMT

Delays expected, but business centers will be accessible

Road resurfacing will close a southbound lane of Dulaney Valley Road between the Beltway and the Towson Roundabout this weekend, the State Highway Authority announced.

City plans bike-sharing program

By Yvonne Wenger , The Baltimore Sun — Wed, 08 May 2013 15:02:09 GMT

Panel approved agreement to purchase bikes and docking stations

More than 250 bicycles would be available for short-term rentals at 25 stations throughout Baltimore by this time next year under a bike-sharing program similar to those in Washington and London, city officials said.

MVA launches online vision screening program for license renewal

By Candy Thomson, The Baltimore Sun — Tue, 07 May 2013 16:14:00 GMT

The state has launched a program to streamline the eye exam process for people over 40 who are renewing their driver's licenses.

I-95 rest areas in Howard to be closed for paving

By Candy Thomson, The Baltimore Sun — Tue, 07 May 2013 16:14:00 GMT

The Interstate 95 rest areas in Howard County are scheduled for temporary daytime closures beginning next week while crews repave the parking lots, the State Highway Administration said.

State hopes to ease some Baltimore-area traffic jams

By Candy Thomson, The Baltimore Sun — Sat, 04 May 2013 13:32:00 GMT

Beltway has half of 10 worst bottlenecks

In the stop-and-go world of Baltimore-area traffic, there's a lot more braking than commuters and transportation officials would like.

Train crossing work in Lutherville to disrupt traffic, light rail service

By Candy Thomson, The Baltimore Sun — Thu, 02 May 2013 13:49:00 GMT

Seminary Avenue at the light rail crossing in Lutherville is scheduled to be closed for five days beginning 10 a.m. Friday for track and road improvement work, the Maryland Transit Administration announced.

Weekend road closures for FlowerMart

By Joe Burris , The Baltimore Sun — Thu, 02 May 2013 12:52:00 GMT

Roads at Mount Vernon Place in and around this weekend's FlowerMart event will be closed from Thursday at 3 p.m. to Saturday at 11 p.m., FlowerMart officials said on their website.

OpenBaltimore parking ticket, speed camera data updated

By Scott Calvert , The Baltimore Sun — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 17:02:48 GMT

Database had been stagnant since January

After a three-month delay, Baltimore has resumed posting parking ticket data on OpenBaltimore, the city government's transparency website.

Traffic delays likely for Social Security drill

By Yvonne Wenger , The Baltimore Sun — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 19:20:00 GMT

Emergency drill taking place Friday

An emergency drill at the Woodlawn-based Social Security Administration is likely to cause traffic delays Friday near Security Boulevard and Woodlawn Drive.

Baltimore traffic 17th worst in the nation, survey shows

By Candy Thomson, The Baltimore Sun — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 17:28:00 GMT

The Baltimore region had the 17th worst traffic in the nation in 2012, according to INRIX, a leading provider of traffic data.

Federal safety officials shut down Maryland tour bus company

By Candy Thomson, The Baltimore Sun — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 16:09:00 GMT

Onboard DC Tours shows 'blatant disregard' for drivers and the public, officials say

A tour bus company with headquarters in Maryland has been shut down by federal safety officials after an investigation determined its drivers and vehicles pose an imminent hazard to public safety.

Maryland's pothole detectives are good at finding faults

By Candy Thomson, The Baltimore Sun — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 22:58:00 GMT

Automatic road analyzer adds high-tech solutions to pick-and-shovel repairs

Most weekday mornings, late spring through late summer, Terry Weller and George Foster climb into a bright yellow truck and fire up lasers, high-definition cameras and a bank of digital recorders before hitting the road.

Howard, Anne Arundel officials lobby for regional bus system

By Candy Thomson, The Baltimore Sun — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 23:55:22 GMT

Transit lines would link communities to major employment centers

When Howard County's transportation chief looks at a flow chart of mass transit service in the suburbs south of Baltimore, he sees a tangle of "spaghetti mesh" that ill serves the region's workers, senior citizens and handicapped.

State unclogs beach traffic bottleneck ahead of schedule

By Candy Thomson, The Baltimore Sun — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 19:05:00 GMT

Westbound lanes of U.S. 50 bridge over U.S. 301 opened

An Eastern Shore construction bottleneck has been unclogged, just in time for beach traffic.

Bay Bridge getting rumble strips, safety buffer zone

By Candy Thomson, The Baltimore Sun — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 15:04:00 GMT

The state on Friday will begin a weeklong project to install new safety measures on the westbound span of the Bay Bridge to guide traffic during two-way operation and eliminate some lane changes.

Maryland presses for federal support in building two light-rail systems

By Candy Thomson, The Baltimore Sun — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 23:39:17 GMT

Officials look for ways to pay the $4.73 billion cost of Red, Purple lines

Backed by an affirming legislative session and soon to be flush with transportation money, state officials went to Washington on Monday to assure the administration that Maryland has both the means and the will to build two light rail systems.