Baltimore Banner - Wed March 26, 2025
VIDEO: Engineers Already Hard at Work Behind Scenes to Rebuild Baltimore's Key Bridge
As you read these words, the new Francis Scott Key Bridge is being built. Not out on the Patapsco River, where vestiges of the old structure linger as a quiet reminder of its demise one year ago in the early morning hours of March 26, 2024, but in conference rooms and with computer models within task forces assigned to niche parts of its construction....
Maryland Matters - Thu February 13, 2025
Baltimore's Collapsed Key Bridge Set to Be Replaced By a Soaring Cable-Stayed Span
Md. officials unveiled the new design for Baltimore's new Francis Scott Key Bridge on Feb. 3, 2025, almost a year after a container ship slammed into the old span, sending it tumbling into the Patapsco River and killing six workers in the process....
Maryland Matters - Wed November 10, 2021
Construction on Purple Line in Maryland Should Resume in Early 2022
Long-suffering communities along the partially built Purple Line will see construction fully resume by spring, Maryland Transportation Secretary Greg Slater said Nov. 8. His comments came after the state chose Maryland Transit Solutions (MTS), a newly formed consortium, to complete the project....
Washington Post - Mon September 13, 2021
Maryland Will Avoid Gravesites in Capital Beltway Widening Plans
Maryland highway officials committed to avoid a historical African American cemetery when adding toll lanes to the Capital Beltway after 27 "probable" or "possible" unmarked graves were detected along the highway this summer, a state archaeologist said Sept....
Garrett County Republican News - Wed August 18, 2021
Construction on MD Highway 39 Bridge Should Be Done by End of 2021
The Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration (MDOT SHA) reported that construction of the Hutton Road (MD Highway 39) bridge over the Youghiogheny River in the town of Crellin has surpassed the 60 percent mark, with full completion expected by the end of the year....
Accelerate Maryland Partners - Thu August 12, 2021
Maryland Board of Public Works Votes to Advance New American Legion Bridge I-270 Traffic Relief Plan
The Maryland Board of Public Works voted to approve the Phase P3 Agreement for the New American Legion Bridge I-270 Traffic Relief Plan, clearing the way for predevelopment work to begin in collaboration with stakeholders and corridor communities prior to final design and construction....
Transport Topics - Mon January 25, 2021
Maryland DOT Weighs Three Proposals for Major Interstate Projects
The Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) has received three proposals from teams composed of private sector firms interested in becoming the developer for major interstate improvement work. Specifically, the firms are vying for responsibility to oversee predevelopment work on the American Legion Bridge and Interstate 270....
Washington Post - Thu December 03, 2020
Maryland, Purple Line Firms Reach $250M Deal to Restart Project
The Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) will pay an additional $250 million to salvage a 36-year partnership with the companies managing construction of the delayed Purple Line, state officials said Nov....
Brenda Ruggiero – CEG Correspondent - Thu December 03, 2020
Wagman Replaces Aging Capital Beltway Spans
The Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration (MDOT SHA) is in the process of replacing the I-95/I-495 (Capital Beltway) bridges over MD 214 (Central Avenue) in Largo as part of its continuing effort to keep bridges safe and reduce congestion....
CEG - Wed November 25, 2020
Maryland Bridge Replacement Under Way in Sparrows Point
Construction is under way to replace three bridges at the Sparrows Point Boulevard and Wharf Road interchange in Baltimore County, Md. The corridor provides employee and freight access to Tradepoint Atlantic, the former site of Bethlehem Steel, which is now home to distribution centers for Amazon, FedEx, Under Armour, and soon, McCormick and Company....
