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Transportation

    Left your car in an impound lot? It’ll cost you a daily storage fee
    Starting Monday, owners of vehicles stored at the Pulaski Highway or Fallsway facilities will be charged a storage fee of $15 a day for two-axle vehicles, such as cars, SUVs and pickup trucks, after the initial 48 hours.
    Kia dealership, Owings Mills.
    Chaos for travelers at BWI amid global network disruptions
    Many travelers at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport had a frustrating and chaotic morning as a consequence of a global technology outage.
    Long lines at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport.
    Amtrak’s big plans for West Baltimore are coming into focus
    Amtrak has released renderings showing how it would upgrade the West Baltimore MARC station as part of the Frederick Douglass Tunnel project. MARC’s Penn Line connects Washington’s Union Station with Baltimore’s Penn Station, with some trains going on to Perryville.
    The renderings from Amtrak show an enclosed, fully accessible station — an upgrade compared to the existing West Baltimore MARC station, which is not fully ADA accessible.
    Key Bridge collapse means Maryland will likely raise bridge, tunnel tolls in 2027
    With lost revenue because of the bridge collapse and uncertainty over whether Congress will pay the whole amount to rebuild it, the toll increase will take place a year earlier than planned, a spokesman said.
    The Baltimore skyline is seen behind wreckage from the Key Bridge collapse on Tuesday, April 16, 2024.
    One person killed when small plane crashes into river on Maryland’s Eastern Shore
    Maryland law enforcement officials and the NTSB are investigating a small plane crash that is believed to have left a person dead in Royal Oak on Maryland’s Eastern Shore.
    The Maryland State Police logo.
    Overnight lane closures begin on I-695 as roadwork resumes
    The State Highway Administration is reminding motorists to drive with caution and prepare for delays during overnight hours.
    I-695 road work
    Power restored at BWI after planes were grounded, passengers left in the dark
    The outage happened at around 6 p.m. Airport officials acknowledged the outage at 6:12 p.m. on X, saying efforts were being made to restore the power.
    Passengers sat in a darkened terminal for more than 90 minutes Saturday after a power outage delayed flights at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport.
    Here’s where Maryland plans to help install more than 100 EV chargers
    Four sites in Baltimore County were chosen for help with EV charger installations, while none in Baltimore City were selected.
    Four sites in Baltimore County were chosen for help with EV charger installations, while none in Baltimore City were selected.
    18-year-old charged in stabbing of another teen on MTA bus in Baltimore
    Baltimore Police arrested Brandon Lee Adams Jr. of Baltimore and said he stabbed 14-year-old Cortez Lemon after an argument on the bus Wednesday afternoon in the 4200 block of Frankford Avenue.
    A Baltimore Police vehicle is seen in Fells Point on April 14, 2024.
    Biden awards $1.7B to boost electric vehicle manufacturing in Maryland, other states
    The Biden administration is awarding nearly $2 billion in grants to help restart or expand electric vehicle manufacturing and assembly sites in eight states, including Maryland, Michigan and Pennsylvania.
    Grants totaling $1.7 billion will be issued by the Energy Department to create or retain thousands of union jobs and support auto-based communities, according to the White House.
    Survivor of Key Bridge collapse: ‘I looked at the bridge and it was no longer there’
    In an exclusive Wednesday interview with NBC News’ Tom Llamas, Julio Cervantes said he saw family members disappear to his left and right into the water beneath them.
    A U.S. Army Corps of Engineers boat approached the Dali cargo ship, which toppled the Francis Scott Key bridge in March, on April 25, 2024.
    With $960K, lawmakers commit to better connect Howard County transit to Baltimore area
    With $960,000 in a federal funding grant, Howard County will be better connected to Baltimore suburbs with two heavy-duty transit buses, allowing for more local transit options for commuters.
    A rider, seen in silhouette, boards a shuttle bus.
    A year of stolen cars stopped at Baltimore region ports, by the numbers
    The agency recovered 1,316 vehicles nationwide, meaning about 26% of them were stopped in this region, which covers the ports of Baltimore; Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia; Philadelphia; and Wilmington, Delaware.
    Officials recovered 141 stolen cars from the Port of Baltimore — the third-most in the nation.
    Baltimore County to flip switch on 5 new speed cameras in school zones
    The Baltimore County Police Department plans to activate speed cameras at five new locations in school zones on Thursday, July 11, 2024.
    Weekend commuters zip past on of Baltimore City's speed camera on the Jones Falls Expressway on Sunday, October 1
    Two ramps now serve as a reminder of the fallen Key Bridge. They will soon be demolished.
    Maryland Transportation Authority says it will tear down the remaining structures of the fallen Key Bridge starting this summer or fall in advance of building a new bridge.
    Ten weeks after the collapse of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge, salvage crews successfully removed the final large steel truss segment blocking the 700-foot-wide Fort McHenry Federal Channel on June 3-4.
    A disaster waiting to happen: Tracking hazmat trucks illegally using Baltimore’s tunnels
    The Baltimore Banner observed 40 tanker trucks going through the Baltimore Harbor Tunnel, including more than a dozen with hazmat placards typically prohibited from driving through the underpasses.
    After it’s built, will Maryland have the money to maintain the Red Line?
    The future Red Line will create even larger maintenance budget needs for a system already plagued by a backlog.
    A close up image of three people wearing red t-shirts that say "RED LINE" and "redlinemaryland.com"
    The Red Line’s future rests in the hands of a transit ‘true believer’
    Maryland officials have revived the Red Line transit project to connect East and West Baltimore. Now it falls to MTA Administrator Holly Arnold, a transit “true believer,” to help make it a reality.
    A woman in a blue suit stands in front of a green bus. Two kids stand in front of green and white panels covering the side of the bus.
    Everything you need to know about traffic this July 4 weekend
    Here’s what you need to know about traffic if you’re planning to spend July 4 at Baltimore’s Inner Harbor or heading to the beach by way of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge and U.S. 50.
    Know where to drive and where not to park this Independence Day.
    Hagerstown MVA employee arrested after allegedly issuing bomb threat, state fire marshal says
    Authorities say Anthony Jacob Fritz, 38, faces two charges after he allegedly threatened to blow up an MVA building where he worked in Hagerstown. The state fire marshal's office says it found 26 guns and dozens of boxes of ammo during a search of his home.
    A Maryland Flag waves in the wind.
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