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Heads Up, Commuters: Overnight Solomons Bridge Inspection Starts Sunday
SOLOMONS, Md.– The Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration will inspect the MD 4 Bridge over the Patuxent River (Governor Thomas Johnson Bridge) at the Calvert/Saint Mary’s County line beginning Sunday November 15. The overnight work will continue through Thursday, November 19, from 9 p.m. until 5 a.m. the following morning, weather permitting.
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Letter to Editor: Distracted, Impaired and Impatient Drivers Put Us All at Risk
Recently, within ten minutes, I was nearly hit twice while riding my bicycle in Easton. On North Aurora Street, a driver honked aggressively behind me and then passed with about six inches to spare. Maryland law requires drivers to give a person on a bicycle at least three feet when passing, and if there is no bike lane or shoulder, cyclists can “take the lane”. Six inches is not a judgment call. It is a near miss with a 4,000-pound car. And it gained her nothing: when she parked at her location, I pulled up just 15 seconds behind her. She put my life at risk to save a quarter of a minute.
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Pikesville group pushes for safer Reisterstown Road
The Pikesville Improvement Corporation is advocating for safety improvements on Reisterstown Road. This comes as police investigate a fatal hit-and-run in September claimed the life of 64-year-old Melissa Nocho. "That's the second one we've had so far this year in this area, and last year we also had one, so it's just something that keeps reoccurring in this area, so it's just unfortunate," he said. Over the past few years, the group has been discussing measures such as better lighting, clearer road striping, and speed cameras with local and state officials to improve safety for pedestrians and drivers. "It's daily, I'll get pictures and videos of them having issues on this road, close calls of pedestrians trying to cross the road, bumper-to-bumper, light accidents," said Dan Brody, president of the Pikesville Improvement Corporation. Brody expressed frustration over the recurring accidents in the area. The group has been working for years to make Reisterstown Road safer. Brody highlighted some of the proposed changes, including improved pedestrian crossings and traffic light functionality.
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Volunteers take apart historic train replica before traveling to Gettysburg