Transportation

Howard County plans Route 175 interchange for Blandair Park

2013-05-21 06:44:00

Construction of an interchange on Route 175 that will provide easier access to Blandair Park could begin as early as this fall. The design for the interchange, which is proposed as part of Howard County's master plan for the park, has been in the...

MARC gets a boost

2013-05-20 03:00:00

Last week presented the sort of opportunity that elected officials crave. As Gov. Martin O'Malley signed the gas tax increase into law, he announced a slew of new Maryland transportation projects — $1.2 billion in all — that can now move...

Roaming the neighborhoods around Pimlico

2013-05-17 14:06:31

Roaming the streets that encircle Pimlico Race Course, I discovered so many places that I had trouble going back to the same locale twice. Outer Northwest Baltimore is a fascinating, at times geographically bewildering, place. When the Maryland Jockey...

Airline baggage and reservation change fees hit record, but you can avoid them

2013-05-17 05:00:00

As you shop for airfare for your summer vacation, don’t overlook the cost of fees for bags or changing a reservation that can add quite a bit to your travel bill. Airlines collected a record $6.1 billion last year in these fees, according to the...

Stories people tell about the old B&O station [Aberdeen]

2013-05-15 10:42:00

Last week we asked our readers to tell us some of their stories and memories of the old B&O railroad station on West Bel Air Avenue in Aberdeen. Replies have come from old and young. Some are second-hand stories remembered from parents, fellow workers and...

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

2013-05-02 06:49:00

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. Local businesses will remain open and all side...

About 400 U.S. flights delayed as sequestration takes hold

2013-04-23 00:00:00

Sequestration is starting to frustrate air travelers. About 400 flights were delayed Sunday because of air traffic controller furloughs, the Federal Aviation Administration said, and a few more interruptions were reported Monday, though the nation's air...

Bay Bridge getting rumble strips, safety buffer zone

2013-04-18 08:04:00

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. Crews will install a buffer zone, rumble strips and...

Prizing success in aerospace innovation

2013-04-17 09:37:00

The future economic growth and competitiveness of the United States depends on our capacity to innovate. Many ideas have emerged from government, industry and academia regarding how best to inspire and support innovation. But nothing spurs creativity...

Reenactors drudge up Laurel's rugged Civil War past

2013-04-15 11:19:00

Nowadays, the "bink" of metal softball bats from the softball diamond is about the loudest noise heard near American Legion Post 60 in Laurel. But it wasn't always that way. Around 150 years ago, it was commonplace for residents to hear the "boom"...

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

2013-04-15 16:39:17

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. "Timing is...

York Road pipe replacement in Towson to start April 15

2013-04-12 11:05:03

Baltimore County will spend approximately $3 million to replace 2,700 feet of water pipe on York Road just north of downtown Towson, the latest in a series of improvements along the area's main commercial artery. "This is a basic refurbishing improvement...

Chartered in 1827, the Baltimore & Ohio was the first U.S. railroad to offer freight and passenger service to the general public; in its heyday, no rail line was more loved. From Baltimore, it extended west to Illinois, north to New York and south to Virginia (nearly 6,000 miles of track in all).

2013-04-16 00:00:00

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2013-04-11 09:54:00

Workers prepare to pour concrete as they work on the northern side of the westbound lanes of Route 22. They continue to work even as westbound traffic motors by them.

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