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Transportation

    A Chesapeake Bay skipjack sails near the wreckage of the Francis Scott Key Bridge. Work will begin next month to rebuild the bridge.
    Key Bridge rebuild gets a start date
    There’s a start date now for the four-year, $2-billion project to rebuild the Francis Scott Key Bridge.
    An Anne Arundel County Police vehicle.
    More speed cameras are coming to Anne Arundel County this weekend
    About a month after installing two new neighborhood speed cameras, three more are coming to Anne Arundel County on Dec. 21.
    Maryland Gov. Wes Moore, center, watches as state Treasurer Dereck Davis speaks during a meeting of the state Board of Public Works on July 5, 2023. Also sitting on the board is state Comptroller Brooke Lierman.
    Frustration with the Purple Line boils over as officials split over $96M contract
    Gov. Wes Moore and Comptroller Brooke Lierman let out some frustration at today’s Board of Public Works meeting with the over budget and overdue transit project in the D.C. suburbs.
    Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson, center, and wide receiver Rashod Bateman, right, prepare to board a train for the team's trip to play the New York Giants.
    Who needs a plane? For away games close to home, Ravens players prefer the train.
    “You see more of where you’re traveling looking out the windows, you’re not just up in the clouds," said fullback Pat Ricard.
    A charging station on Light Street in Baltimore.
    Maryland looks to boost EV charging along major highways to help push electrification
    The Maryland Department of Transportation is looking to add 29 new sites for electric vehicle chargers along major interstates and highways.

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    A silver and blue Amtrak train emerges from a tunnel. In the background trees and a small piece of the Baltimore skyline are visible.
    2 people fatally struck by Amtrak train in Baltimore while trespassing on tracks, police say
    Two people died after they were hit by an Amtrak train while trespassing on the tracks Monday night in Baltimore’s Midtown-Edmondson neighborhood, according to company officials.
    Downtown drivers have dealt with a lot lately, with some reporting worse-than-usual backups along key corridors.
    Is Downtown Baltimore traffic worse lately? Here are some possible reasons why.
    From retimed lights to seemingly never-ending roadwork, here’s why your drive downtown may have recently gotten longer.
    Planners are hoping to install “smart” systems at intersections along North Avenue, including this one at Bloomingdale Road.
    5 intersections in West Baltimore are about to get ‘smarter’
    Planners will install LiDAR systems at five intersections along West North Avenue to understand how cars and pedestrians interact.
    Corren Johnson was confirmed as director of the city’s Department of Transportation in July 2023.
    Baltimore’s head of transportation abruptly resigns amid search for her replacement
    Corren Johnson, Baltimore’s director of transportation for the last two years, has resigned effective immediately, Mayor Brandon Scott said Thursday.
    On Nov. 30, officers responded to the unit block of South Eutaw Street for a reported shooting on an MTA bus.
    Baltimore Police arrest man in connection to fatal bus shooting
    Police have arrested a man in connection to a fatal shooting on a bus downtown Baltimore in late November.

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    Ana Rodriguez, organizer with CASA, protests outside of the Maryland State House for free healthcare on the last day of the legislative session on April 10, 2023.
    Why is it so hard to get to Maryland’s state capital?
    Annapolis is the center of power in Maryland, but it's not the easiest place to get to without a car.
    Two-way traffic shares one side of the rail underpass in the 500 block of North Point Road near Quad Avenue. Loose concrete fell from the opposite underpass hitting a car and injuring the driver Sunday.
    Amtrak calls 100-year-old rail bridge ‘structurally safe’ after chunk of concrete falls
    Two lanes of roadway beneath a 100-year-old East Baltimore rail bridge remained closed Monday after a chunk of concrete fell from it the previous day, but Amtrak stressed the span was “structurally sound.”
    Baltimore City Fire Service Vehicle
    Chunk of crumbling railroad bridge injures driver in East Baltimore
    Photos of the scene show a mangled dark Ford SUV with a shattered windshield.
    Traffic travels along the Jones Falls Expressway soon after it was opened Friday morning as a fire continues to smolder at the Camp Small city wood recycling facility.
    Traffic: I-83 in Baltimore reopens in both directions after massive fire, light rail to resume soon
    A large fire at a wood waste site in the city’s Woodberry neighborhood has shut down Interstate 83 in both directions, as well as Cold Spring Lane.
    Oil spread across the lanes of I-95 after a tractor trailer crash.
    Fort McHenry Tunnel fully reopened after tractor trailer crash, fuel leak shut down lanes
    A single-vehicle crash of a tractor trailer that left fuel spewed across the southbound lanes of I-95 has caused the four lanes to close just before the Fort McHenry Tunnel.

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    A man was shot while taking a city bus in Downtown Baltimore on Saturday afternoon, according to Baltimore Police.
    Baltimore Police ID victim in fatal bus shooting, still looking for suspect
    Police say the victim was shot on the bus by an unknown suspect and are asking anyone with information to come forward.
    White paint in the shape of two bicycles indicate where a two-way bike path is separated from the rest of the roadway.
    Trouble biking across the Baltimore area? Planners want to hear from you
    The Baltimore Metropolitan Council is seeking public input on its latest plan to create a more bikeable region.
    A white bus with a sign saying "PURPLE ROUTE" at the top is seen amongst a crowd of moving cars.
    Ride-hailing app Empower stirred up a ruckus in DC. Now it’s in Baltimore.
    The ride-hailing app Empower argues that it isn’t the same as companies such as Uber and Lyft and shouldn’t be subject to the same regulations. Regulators in the District of Columbia and Maryland disagree.
    With more than 100,000 Marylanders predicted to travel by air for Thanksgiving, experts have these tips for getting your favorite meals through airport security.
    How to get Thanksgiving leftovers through airport security checkpoints
    With more than 100,000 Marylanders predicted to travel by air for Thanksgiving, experts have these tips for getting your favorite meals through airport security.
    A yellow street sign that says "SPEED HUMPS AHEAD" in front of a roadway with a speed hump in the background.
    Goodbye speed humps: City will test alternative traffic calming on Northeast Baltimore road
    Goodbye speed humps, hello chicanes. Could making straight roads a little more winding help reduce unsafe speeding and distracted driving? Northeast Baltimore will soon find out.
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