From Harford County government: Harford Transit LINK, Harford County’s public transportation bus system, has been named the 2017 Outstanding Transit System of the Year by the Transportation Association of Maryland. The award was announced on September 27 at the Transportation Association’s annual conference & expo in Ocean City. Harford Transit LINK was honored for its […]
New BGE Transformer to Slow Traffic on Move from Riverside to Fallston
From BGE: Area agencies are gearing up for an overnight move of a new BGE transformer across Harford County early next week. The Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration (MDOT SHA), the Maryland State Police (MSP) and Harford County Government agencies are assisting BGE’s private contractor Riggers, Inc. of Richmond, Va., with an oversized […]
Hogan Administration to Provide $38.4 Million in Grants for Local Roads; Deadline Set for Application
From the Office of the Governor of Maryland: Governor Larry Hogan today announced that the administration is making $38,390,961 in grants available for local roads in Baltimore City and municipalities and counties from Western Maryland to the Eastern Shore. The Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) has released the application that needs to be submitted by […]
Environmental Assessment Released on Project to Replace 111-Yr-Old Susquehanna River Rail Bridge
From the Maryland Department of Transportation: The Federal Railroad Administration http://www.fra.dot.gov/ (FRA), Maryland Department of Transportation http://www.mdot.maryland.gov/ (MDOT), and Amtrak http://www.amtrak.com/ have announced the release of the Environmental Assessment (EA) of the Susquehanna River Rail Bridge Project. The EA evaluates the potential environmental effects of feasible project alternatives for the project, which is sponsored by […]
Sen. Cassilly: “Citizens Deserve a Fair Road Construction Process. The Road Kill Law Needs to be Repealed”
From State Sen. Robert Cassilly: The “Road Kill Bill” that Governor Hogan wants to eliminate is confusing. It was designed that way by the same Washington, D.C. metro legislators in Annapolis who previously voted to eliminate the smaller counties’ annual share of the gas tax revenue ($20million/year for Harford alone) so those funds would be […]
Boardman: Red Line May Have Better Chances Under a Trump Administration
From Krist Boardman: Thursday night going from I-70 to the Baltimore Beltway 695 I was presented with the dilemma of driving the northbound route toward Towson and eventually into Harford County, or the southeast route around the beltway, going through the Key Tunnel and northbound on I-95. Taking the southeast route because the Towson route […]
Maryland Department of Transportation to Offer Free Rides on Commuter Bus to Aberdeen Proving Ground
From the Maryland Department of Transportation: The Maryland Department of Transportation’s Maryland Transit Administration (MTA) will offer a free ride week on Commuter Bus #425 between Aberdeen and Baltimore from December 12-16. The MTA launched the new bus service in October as a part of BaltimoreLink, the transformative transit plan that Governor Larry Hogan unveiled […]
Ride Free on Harford Transit LINK Buses June 16 for National Dump the Pump Day
From Harford County government: Travelers in Harford County can save money on gas and ride Harford Transit LINK buses for free all day on Thursday, June 16, in recognition of National Dump the Pump Day. Harford County’s Office of Economic Development is offering the free rides on fixed routes of the county bus system to […]
