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    Red lights got you frustrated? Baltimore to finish retiming traffic lights by February

    A white sedan and yellow school bus make a left turn on a busy city street.
    Weekend traffic: Latin Fest, Baltimore Farmers’ Market and more events bring road closures
    With Latin Fest, music in the Wyman Park Dell and The Baltimore Farmer’s Market, there will be plenty to do in Baltimore this weekend. But, all that fun will bring some not-so-fun detours.
    Vendors display their wares at the Baltimore Farmer’s Market in downtown Baltimore.
    ‘Slow your roll or get a ticket’: Baltimore adds 2 more speed cameras on I-83
    The new cameras will go live on Aug. 4, according to the Baltimore City Department of Transportation, and be located near 41st Street.
    Commuters zip past one of Baltimore's speed cameras on the Jones Falls Expressway.
    Maryland knows these roadways can be dangerous for pedestrians. They want your input to improve them.
    Using traffic and crash analyses, state officials have identified nearly 150 stretches of roadway across Maryland that they want to make safer for vulnerable road users, including dozens in the Baltimore region, and are asking for feedback from those who use them.
    A bike lane is seen sectioned off from the road by white plastic flex posts. A yellow sign telling drivers to pay attention to bikers and pedestrians is on the side of the road.
    Car prices are rising in Maryland even without the sting of high tariffs
    New national reports have documented a tale of consumers’ woes: increased monthly payments, extended loan terms and stubbornly high interest rates.
    One in five car buyers nationally have monthly payments of over $1,000.
    Truck smashes through barrier and plunges off a bridge into the Delaware River
    A tractor-trailer cab crashed through a concrete barrier Friday and plunged off the Delaware Memorial Bridge into the Delaware River, authorities said.
    This photo provided by Delaware River and Bay Authority shows the scene where a tractor-trailer cab crashed through a concrete barrier and plunged off the Delaware Memorial Bridge into the Delaware River, between Delaware and New Jersey, on Friday, July 11, 2025.

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    Maryland transportation chief Paul Wiedefeld leaving agency
    Maryland’s transportation secretary, Paul J. Wiedefeld, is leaving his post at the end of the month.
    Paul J. Wiedefeld announced he's leaving his post after more than two years leading MDOT.
    Travelers no longer have to remove their shoes during security screenings at US airports
    Travelers racing to catch a flight at U.S. airports no longer are required to remove their shoes during security screenings, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said Tuesday.
    If implemented, the change would put an end to a security screening mandate put in place almost 20 years ago.
    They were supposed to help fix Maryland’s transportation funding problem, but they stopped meeting
    The Commission on Transportation Revenue and Infrastructure Needs, known as TRAIN, was supposed to meet to give recommendations on Maryland's transportation issues but stopped meeting.
    Students wait for buses after school at the Mondawmin Transit Hub.
    New nonstop flight from BWI to the Caribbean launches this winter
    BermudAir recently announced that it will have a nonstop flight going from Baltimore to Anguilla, a small British territory in the Eastern Caribbean known for its pristine white-sand beaches and turquoise waters.
    A plane for BWI's newest flight, AnguillAir, flying through the sky. Photo courtesy of BWI.
    Why are some Baltimore intersections painted? These artists say it’s about safety
    Some intersections in Baltimore City are getting a paint job but not just to beautify it. The goal is to raise awareness of pedestrian safety.
    Pavement art at the intersection of East Baltimore Street and South East Avenue.

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    Hop on: Montgomery County just made its local buses free to use
    Montgomery County has made its local public transportation free to ride as of this week.
    A blue bus makes a turn at a city intersection at dusk. The bus has a digital sign at the top that reads "37 POTOMAC"
    Pedestrian killed in hit-and-run on I-95 in Harford County
    A 33-year-old man was killed in a hit-and-run crash on Interstate 95 north of Baltimore early Sunday, according to Maryland State Police.
    The Maryland State Police logo.
    The Red Line’s path forward is unclear. What will Gov. Wes Moore do?
    Two years after Gov. Wes Moore revived the Red Line, Baltimore’s proposed east-west light rail feels mired in uncertainty.
    A man in a suit and tie and a woman in a red suit stand next to a poster board that reads "RED LINE" with a train symbol in between the two words.
    Vision for MARC commuter train includes more frequent service, new destinations
    The MARC growth and transformation plan charts five- and 15-year visions for more frequent train service across all three lines, along with a handful of new destinations.
    The MARC growth and transformation plan charts five- and 15-year visions for more frequent train service across all three lines, along with a handful of new destinations.
    Monthslong demolition of Key Bridge remnants to begin July 7
    The remaining portions of the Francis Scott Key Bridge will finally be demolished beginning in July.
    Remnants of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in March 2025. The last remaining portions will be demolished beginning in July.

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    Monthslong demolition of Key Bridge remnants to begin July 7
    The remaining portions of the Francis Scott Key Bridge will finally be demolished beginning in July.
    Remnants of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in March 2025. The last remaining portions will be demolished beginning in July.
    Why extreme heat causes trains to slow down
    When steel, the backbone of railroads, heats and expands, there’s a risk of buckling, where the track snaps out to the side. Trains cannot move when this happens.
    An Amtrak train arrives train going to Boston arrives at Penn Station on Monday, Jan. 29, 2024 in Baltimore, MD.
    Harriet Tubman gets a roadside historical marker on the Eastern Shore
    Gov. Wes Moore unveiled a new roadside historical marker celebrating abolitionist Harriet Tubman and marking her birthplace.
    A roadside sign commemorating Harriet Tubman's birthplace on the Eastern Shore. The sign reads: arriet Tubman was born Araminta "Minty" Ross CA. 1822 to Ben Ross and Harriet "Rit" Green on Anthony Thompson's farm along Harrisville Road. While still a child, Minty and her mother were sent to the Edward Brodess farm. She returned to work alongside her father, an expert timberman. He taught her to read the landscape and night sky. Here, she met black watermen, a source of secret communication for enslaved people.
    Flying through 75 years: BWI Airport by the numbers
    Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport celebrated its 75th birthday with gate parties for the 75th departing and arriving flights of the day.
    Tom Manente receives a goody bag as he deplanes at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport on Tuesday.
    Amtrak train evacuated after it malfunctions in Baltimore tunnel
    An Amtrak train traveling between Wilmington, Delaware, and Boston malfunctioned in a tunnel north of Baltimore, forcing commuters to evacuate and delaying service for MARC Penn Line trains.
    BALTIMORE, MARYLAND - JANUARY 30: An Amtrak train moves through the Baltimore and Potomac (B&P) Tunnel before an event featuring U.S. President Joe Biden at the site on January 30, 2023 in Baltimore, Maryland. The tunnel is 150 years old and is the biggest chokepoint in the rail system between New York City and Washington, DC and frequently causes delays of Amtrak, Maryland commuter trains and freight rail traffic. Biden is discussing how funding from the recently passed Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act will aim to rebuild and replace the tunnel.
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