From the State Highway Administration: Crews Tracking Southern Storm that May Affect Central and Southern Maryland Thursday Afternoon While the forecast for tomorrow is still uncertain, Maryland may see snow by the Thursday afternoon drive time, particularly in areas to the south. During the next 24 hours, Maryland State Highway Administration (SHA) crews are preparing […]
Bike to Work Day Registration Now Open for Harford County
New Bike to Work Day Website Launched for 2012 Event Harford Commuter Assistance Rideshare and Baltimore Metropolitan Council Provide Tools for Cycling Commuters From Harford County government: With spring in the air, Harford County and the Baltimore Metropolitan Council celebrate May as Clean Commute Month and May 18th as Bike to Work Day. County Executive […]
Harford Commuter Assistance Rideshare Alternatives and Commuter Appreciation Days for MARC Train Riders
From Harford County government: Rising Gas Prices = Harford Commuter Assistance Rideshare has Alternatives With gas prices continuing to rise, commuters are looking for alternatives to driving solo. The cost at the pump isn’t the only factor that determines how many commuters use rideshare options. The economy and employment rates also affect changing commuting methods. […]
Route 1 over Conowingo Dam to be Closed Thursday for Repairs From Fuel Tanker Truck Crash
From the State Highway Administration: (November 8, 2011) – The Maryland State Highway Administration (SHA) advises motorists that a section of US 1 (Conowingo Road) will be closed to traffic on Thursday, November 10. Crews will resurface and repair highway damage at the intersection of US 1 and MD 222 (Rock Spring Road) caused by […]
BRAC to the Future: Local Leaders Mark “Wedding Day” of Harford County, New Army Presence at APG
Regional economic, political, and military leaders gathered Wednesday to mark the end of what they called a highly successful first chapter of Harford County’s Base Realignment and Closure experience. Noticeably absent from the final BRAC “Town Hall” meeting at Aberdeen High School were local residents, who numbered less than 20 and were outnumbered more than […]
Sen. Jacobs: BRAC Jobs are Here, What’s Up with Road Improvements? Who Will Get Future Jobs?
From the office of Sen. Nancy Jacobs: Nearly seven thousand jobs have now arrived in Maryland under the military’s Base Realignment and Closure plan (BRAC). Many of those jobs have come to Aberdeen Proving Ground in Harford County, with thousands of employees transferring from Ft. Monmouth, New Jersey to Harford County. TRAFFIC ISSUES The influx […]
Del. James: “For Many of Us, the Route 40 Corridor is All Just One Neighborhood and Should be Seen that Way by the State”
From the office of Del. Mary-Dulany James: Friends, As I am sure you know, the Maryland Transportation Authority (MdTA), the body charged with constructing, managing, repairing and financing all tolling facilities around the State, recently proposed substantial toll increases. The MdTA was created in 1971 to construct, manage, operate and improve the State’s toll facilities, […]
Harford County Shares the Road with Cyclists on Bike to Work Day; 126 Cyclists Participated in 9th Annual Rally
Harford County government: On Friday, May 20, some 126 cyclists participated in the ninth annual Bike to Work Day rally in Bel Air at the Harford County Government Administration Building. Bike to Work Day is a nationally observed day to encourage and recognize bicycling as a healthy, clean commuting option. Each May Harford County Government […]