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Transportation

    The Chesapeake Bay Bridge is seen as a bulk carrier heads toward the Port of Baltimore.
    State now plans to replace the Chesapeake Bay Bridge with two new spans
    Each of the six alternatives include widening the total capacity to at least eight lanes and include new ideas for public transit and tolls.
    A Maryland man adjusts his E-ZPass inside of his car in this file photo. Baltimore County wasted more than $17,000 by either not having or not properly using the transponders in some government vehicles.
    Baltimore County wasted $17K on highway toll late fees and citations, report finds
    The Baltimore County inspector general found the county wasted more than $17,000 on unnecessary tolls and fees. It should have gotten, or in some cases properly used, E-ZPass transponders.
    DPW worker Timothy Cartwell was fatally struck by a garbage truck while working in this alley in the 1800 block of Baker Street on Friday.
    Sources: Public Works employee died due to ‘driver error’
    The driver of the garbage truck backed into the sanitation worker, pinning him against a wooden light pole, the sources said.
    Interstate 83 is a principal artery connecting Baltimore to the suburbs in the north.
    Some in Mount Vernon want to close an exit off I-83 to slow traffic in the neighborhood
    Could shutting down an off ramp into Midtown/Mount Vernon off Interstate 83 help make it safer for pedestrians and students? Some nearby residents think so.
    The Corps plans to excavate 2.3 million cubic yards of material from federal navigation channels, which are used by ships traveling between Port of Baltimore facilities.
    Army Corps of Engineers to dredge Baltimore Harbor and its channels for first time since 2019
    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is set to dredge the Baltimore Harbor and its channels to allow for container ships to safely pass to and from the Port of Baltimore, a project that will be complete by March 2025.

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    Interior of Charles Center Station as a subway train arrives and a rider waits to board on 8/11/22.
    Baltimore Metro to close this weekend for more tests of the new railcars
    The Maryland Transit Administration will run shuttle buses between Metro stops this weekend as it tests a new train control system.
    A man in a suit and tie is talking at a podium as a woman and another man in a suit and tie stand behind him.
    Baltimore’s Red Line is not dead yet, but Trump win threatens mass transit
    Some fear Republican Donald Trump’s second term will not bode well for Maryland’s efforts to expand transit, including Baltimore’s Red Line.
    Rides on most MTA buses and trains will be free on Election Day, Nov. 5, to help residents make it to the polls.
    MTA offering free Election Day rides on city buses, light rail and subway
    The Maryland Transit Administration is offering free Election Day rides on buses, light rail, the subway and paratransit vans.
    The loss of the Key Bridge effectively disconnected the Baltimore Beltway in the southeast, rendering key travel routes and communities in the eastern part of Baltimore inaccessible to drivers without extensive additional travel.
    Gridlock: Baltimore-area drivers continue to feel the impact of the Key Bridge collapse
    The loss of the Key Bridge effectively disconnected the Baltimore Beltway in the southeast, rendering key travel routes and communities in the eastern part of Baltimore inaccessible to drivers without extensive additional travel.
    Reporter Daniel Zawodny with the Pedego Ridge Rider e-bike.
    I tried an e-bike for a week. Here are the pros and cons.
    For five days, I left my car parked in front of my row house and hopped on a rental e-bike. The transition was easier than I thought it would be but certainly not perfect.

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    Crash between a Jeep and a moped kills one teenager in West Baltimore
    A 16-year-old boy is dead and a 17-year-old boy is injured after a crash between the moped they were riding and a Jeep in Upton, Baltimore Police confirmed Thursday morning.
    FILE - A Southwest Airlines jet arrives at Sky Harbor International Airport, Dec. 28, 2022, in Phoenix. With its flights now running on a roughly normal schedule, Southwest Airlines is turning its attention to luring back customers and repairing damage to a reputation for service after canceling 15,000 flights around Christmas. The disruptions started with a winter storm and snowballed when Southwest's ancient crew-scheduling technology failed.
    Southwest Airlines adding direct flights from BWI to West Coast cities
    BWI’s largest airline is adding new direct service between Baltimore and six new West Coast cities in time for summer 2025 travel.
    Brett Wilson, a Harford County resident and University of Baltimore student, can't drive his 2019 Toyota Camry because the state says he owes $30,000 in E-ZPass tolls and fines. He questions the figure and can’t seem to get answers or help with the bill.
    $30,000 of E-ZPass fees and nowhere to turn for help
    Some Maryland Drivers are facing thousands of dollars in E-ZPass tolls and fines dating back to the pandemic. But they say they can’t get answers about their bills or help resolving them.
    The Dali cargo ship begins to move from the Key Bridge wreckage site on the morning of May 20, 2024, in Baltimore.
    Owner, operator of ship that hit Key Bridge settle with DOJ for $100 million
    The owner and the manager of the container ship that caused the Key Bridge collapse, killing six bridge workers, have agreed to pay more than $100 million to settle a lawsuit brought by the Justice Department. DOJ blamed the Singapore-based companies for a “cascading series of failures.”
    A screen grab from MDOT cameras shows the closed highway at I-83 northbound exit 33.
    2 dead, others injured in fiery I-83 crash near Pennsylvania line
    Two people are dead and four others were injured after a fiery, multi-vehicle crash on Interstate 83 in Baltimore County near the Pennsylvania border, the Maryland State Police said.

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    A family moving to Australia had household goods loaded in a shipping container aboard the Dali.
    Thought the airlines were bad? An Australian family lost their luggage in the Dali wreck
    A young family is joining the slew of interested people and partiers who are trying to prevent the owner of the ship that crashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge in March from limiting its liability in the disaster.
    A silver train that says "MARC" on the front rides down a train track.
    Walk and ride? State lays out vision for more development near MARC’s Penn Line stations
    The state transportation department wants to encourage new apartment buildings and other development around stations along the MARC Penn Line.
    Thousands of drivers have been given warning citations for illegally passing buses since the start of the school year.
    Baltimore County drivers who illegally pass school buses will soon get $250 fines
    Thousands of drivers have been given warning citations for illegally passing school buses since the start of the school year.
    Orioles fans walk off the light rail at Camden Station ahead of the game on opening day, March 28, 2024.
    Budget cuts threaten federal grant to replace aging Baltimore light rail cars
    The Maryland Transit Administration was awarded a $213 million federal grant to replace the aging cars for its light rail line. A top transit official warns that the state could lose the grant
    A glum ride home after the Orioles playoff loss turned into the “shuttle bus from hell.”
    Night of wrong turns: Orioles fans bound for home caught on ‘shuttle bus from hell’
    A bus meant to carry dejected Orioles fans south to Cromwell Station went the wrong way. A “mutiny” ensued.
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