Transportation

    60-year-old dies after being struck by car at Randallstown intersection
    John Bates Sr. was struck by a 2025 Hyundai Elantra at the intersection of Liberty Road and Old Court Road around 4:45 a.m. Tuesday, according to the Baltimore County Police Department.
    A 60-year-old man died after he was hit by a vehicle while attempting to cross an intersection in Randallstown on Tuesday.
    Overnight I-97 shutdowns in Anne Arundel begin Sunday for heat damage repairs
    Drivers on northbound Interstate 97 should prepare for overnight lane closures this week as crews complete repairs to pavement that was damaged during the early-July heat wave.
    Emergency crews repaired northbound Interstate 97 lanes that buckled on July 3 during the heat wave.
    After Pikesville bus crash, some wonder: Is Reisterstown Road too dangerous?
    Community leaders say the bus crash that injured more than 30 people exposed years of unresolved traffic and pedestrian safety problems in downtown Pikesville.
    Reisterstown Road carries four lanes of heavy traffic through the heart of Pikesville, where storefronts, shopping plazas and sidewalks abut the roadway.
    Videos show chaotic moments before MTA bus slams into Pikesville building, injuring dozens
    Video footage of an MTA bus crash in Pikesville shows the bus racing through an intersection, crossing lanes, striking about a dozen cars, taking out an electrical pole and slamming into a building, leaving more than 30 people injured.
    Wednesday, July 8, 2026 — Video shows a bus at the scene of a multi-vehicle crash on Reisterstown Road in Pikesville.
    ‘War scene’: MTA bus crash, string of collisions injure more than 30 in Pikesville
    Baltimore County fire crews responded after a bus crashed into a building Wednesday in Pikesville, leaving more than 30 people injured.
    First responders work on the scene of a multivehicle crash on Reisterstown Road in Pikesville on Wednesday evening.
    Pilot called in emergency moments before fatal Bowie plane crash, report says
    The National Transportation Safety Board released a preliminary report Wednesday morning about a fatal plane crash that happened in Bowie in early June.
    SUNDAY, JUNE 21, 2026 - A portion of the wreckage can be seen at the site where a plane crashed in the woods near a residential area and playground off of Scarlett Oak Court in Bowie on Saturday night.
    Repairs at storm-damaged Anne Arundel light rail station may take days, officials say
    Repairs continue at Cromwell Light Rail Station days after storm damage indefinitely paused services.
    Storm damage at the Cromwell light rail station in Glen Burnie.
    Hutzell: While Maryland idles on Waymo, I went for a driverless ride in San Francisco
    No matter how prepared you are for the experience, seeing the wheel of a Waymo turn this way and that without the touch of human hands is disquieting.
    A trip to San Francisco in June was a chance to try out Waymo driverless cars as the company continues to work on bringing them to Baltimore.
    Your guide to Baltimore road closures for the Fourth of July weekend
    The Baltimore City Department of Transportation has announced temporary road closures and traffic modifications for the upcoming festivities.
    Fireworks light up Baltimore’s Inner Harbor on July 4th, 2025.
    BWI to get $62 million for tarmac improvements as part of nationwide funding push
    The money will help rehabilitate the tarmac on one of the airport’s two principal runways, according to airport officials, including the installation of new runway lighting.
    A Southwest Airlines jet land at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport.
    Why Baltimore wants to be more like Hoboken when it comes to road safety
    A new draft Vision Zero plan outlines steps including targeted enforcement, more automated cameras and quicker street safety improvements to reduce traffic deaths in Baltimore.
    Baltimore Families for Safe Streets held a vigil March 31 for a cyclist who was struck and killed along Orleans Street.
    3 Montgomery Red Line stops are about to shutter for the summer. Here is the workaround.
    Starting Monday, Metro will be operating free shuttle buses between Friendship Heights and North Bethesda.
    Traffic on Rockville Pike in Bethesda on May 22, 2025.
    Sail250’s stop in Baltimore will disrupt traffic. Here’s what you need to know to get around.
    Drivers in Baltimore should expect delays, road closures, and parking restrictions as Sail250 brings thousands of visitors to the city’s waterfront for a weeklong celebration of the country’s history from Wednesday to June 30.
    The Baltimore City Department of Transportation recommends using public transit to get around during Sail250. MTA buses, the Light RailLink and the Metro SubwayLink will be available throughout the week.
    Guide to Sail250: Where to see the ships and airshow, and how to get there
    Here’s how to see the tall ships and airshows coming to Baltimore starting June 24 as part of Sail250 Maryland and Airshow Baltimore.
    Wednesday, June 24, 2026 — Ship watchers at Fort McHenry take photos of Ecuador's sail training vessel the BAE Guayas as it enters Baltimore harbor for Sail250.
    New budget airline coming to BWI this fall
    After Spirit Airlines’ bankruptcy left BWI down a budget carrier, Breeze Airways is moving in with two new routes serving Baltimore starting this fall.
    The Breeze Airways Airbus A 220 arrives with Team Germany at Smith Reynolds Airport on June 08, 2026 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The German team will stay its base camp in Winston-Salem during the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
    US Route 50 near Prince George’s County reopens after crisis response
    Police on Tuesday shut down a ramp to U.S. Route 50 as they negotiated with a man sitting atop a fence on an overpass. The incident briefly affected nearby voters.
    Prince George’s County Police began communicating with someone they described as a “man in crisis” on Whitfield Chapel Road over Route 50 starting around 2:30 p.m.
    Baltimore’s port director is leaving for Miami
    Just as the Port of Baltimore is climbing back after the Key Bridge collapse, its top leader is heading south. Jonathan Daniels, who has been the Maryland Port Administration’s executive director since early 2024, will leave his post in mid-August and become the CEO of PortMiami in Florida.
    Jonathan Daniels, executive director of the Maryland Port Administration, will leave his post to become the CEO of PortMiami in Florida.
    He died in a plane crash. His family is raising the son he never got to meet.
    Vikesh Patel, an executive at GE Aerospace, died when American Airlines Flight 5342 collided with an Army helicopter over D.C.
    Audrey Patel holds her son Niam Patel for a portrait inside their home in Arlington, Virginia, on May 13, 2026.
    Streeter: Penn Station is Baltimore’s front door. It needs an upgrade.
    COLUMN | Baltimore’s Penn Station was set for a major glow-up, but it was scaled back. I and other commuters still think the city needs more from its depot.
    Travelers wait for their trains to arrive at Penn Station in Baltimore in January.
    Hot asphalt summer: Here are the road improvement projects likely to cause drivers headaches
    From the beltways to the beaches, road construction crews are putting down fresh pavement to improve Maryland’s patchy roads. Keep these big projects in mind when making your summer road trip plans.
    From the beltways to the beaches, road construction crews are putting down fresh pavement to improve Maryland’s patchy roads.
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