Georgetown
Georgetown, MD · Traffic & Transit
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Baltimore receives federal grant to upgrade ferry transit system
The Baltimore Harbor Connector is receiving an $11 million federal grant to modernize the fleet by replacing the three older ferries with four ships that are more environmentally friendly, federal and city officials said. Three members of Maryland’s congressional delegation, U.S. Rep. Kweisi Mfume, D-Baltimore, and U.S. Sens. Chris Van...
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Glen Burnie Driver's Car May Be Trapped for Good at Empire Towers
Taylor Wach bought her first car new, got it serviced, then parked it on the lower level of the Empire Towers garage in Glen Burnie — and hasn't been able to drive it since. More than two and a half months after the building's parking structure was compromised during construction work, the 28-year-old speech-language pathologist says her vehicle sits near a collapsed concrete slab, and nobody can tell her when, or if, she'll get it back.
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Pikesville Speeds Past Safety Fixes Two Months After Bus Crash Injured 36
Old Court Rd & Reisterstown Rd — Intersection Planned for Speed Bars. Nearly three months after a southbound MTA bus tore through 11 vehicles, snapped a utility pole and slammed into a FedEx Office storefront on Reisterstown Road, drivers in Pikesville say the road hasn't slowed down one bit. The Maryland State Highway Administration is now rolling out a package of engineering fixes along the corridor, from optical speed bars to automated camera enforcement, but residents who watch traffic every day say the danger never went away.