Major Lane Closures in Maryland This Weekend – The MoCo Show

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July 12, 2024

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Published July 12, 2024 at 8:05PM

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The Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) State Highway Administration (SHA) has released its major lane closures for this weekend (July 12, 13, and 24. They can be seen below, by county:

Anne Arundel County

On-ramp from Oceanic Drive (Exit 32) to eastbound US 50/US 301 (John Hanson Highway) approaching the Chesapeake Bay Bridge – Broadneck Peninsula Summer 2024 Ramp Management Project – This ramp will be closed 10 a.m. Fridays to 6 p.m. Saturdays. This closure will be in effect through Saturday, August 31. Traffic alert available here.
I-97 Concrete Patching – Weekend Work near I-695 / I-97 Interchange – Two of three lanes along eastbound I-695 from MD 170 to the I-695 / I-97 interchange split will be closed; and the right lane of the two-lane section of eastbound I-695 will be closed. Drivers encouraged to use MD 100, MD 295, US 1 or I-95.
I-695 Concrete Patching – Weekend Temporary Ramp Closure at MD 648 – Northbound and southbound MD 648 (Baltimore Annapolis Boulevard) ramp to eastbound I-695 starting 8 p.m. Friday evening July 12 to no later than 5 a.m. Monday morning July 15. Drivers will be directed to use the westbound I-695 ramp, to the MD 295 interchange and then to eastbound I-695.

Baltimore County

MD 128 (Butler Road) bridge over CSXT Railroad – Weekend Lane Closure/Flagging Operation for Bridge Deck Rehab Work – One lane of the two-lane bridge in Glyndon will be closed with a flagging operation in effect all weekend, between 8 p.m. Friday July 12 and 5 a.m. Monday, June 15. This is the first weekend of two weekends planned. Traffic alert here.

Queen Anne’s County

Week Ahead Lane Closures

Anne Arundel County

Baltimore County

I-95/I-695 Southwest Interchange – 10 Bridges Rehabilitation – Expect the following single double and triple lane overnight closures between Sunday, July 14 and Thursday, July 18:
- I-695 inner loop/westbound at I-95
- I-695 eastbound/outer loop at I-95
- Southbound I-95 at I-695
- Ramp from I-695 IL – WB to I-95 SB
- Ramp from I-95 SB to I-695 EB
- Ramp from I-695 EB to I-95 SB)

Additional details are available at the above Portal Page link.

US 1 (Belair Rd.) from Sunshine Ave./ Bradshaw Rd./Jerusalem Rd. Intersection to Open Bible Way – Primary Highway Resurfacing – Single-lane closures on US 1 Monday – Friday 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. through early summer. Learn more here.
US 1 (Belair Rd.) from Ebenezer Rd. to Chapel Rd. – Primary Highway Resurfacing – Single-lane closures on US 1 Monday – Friday 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. through mid-summer. Learn more here.
MD 7 (Philadelphia Rd.) from MD 43 (White Marsh Blvd.) to Ebenezer Rd. Highway Maintenance Patching – Overnight lane closures with flagging operations 8 p.m. – 5 a.m., Sunday through Thursday through mid-summer.
MD 7 from west of King Ave. to Campbell Blvd. – Highway Maintenance Resurfacing -Overnight lane closures with flagging operations 8 p.m. – 5 a.m., Sunday through Thursday, through late fall. Traffic alert available here.
MD 125 (Old Court Road) bridge over Patapsco River at Baltimore Co./Howard Co. line – Bridge Cleaning and Painting – Bridge closed to all pedestrian traffic through early fall. Motorists and bicyclists should expect single lane closures with flagging operations on the bridge through early July. The travel lanes will be shifted to one side with the work zone behind barriers. Traffic alert available here.
MD 128 (Butler Road) bridge over CSXT Railroad Line – Bridge Rehabilitation – Daytime lane closures with flagging operations as needed 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. Monday through Friday until late summer.
MD 139 (Charles Street) City/County line to MD 134 (Bellona Ave.) – Waterline replacement and roadway improvements. Single lane closures northbound and southbound (with aux/turn lane closures where needed at intersections). Daytime 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. Monday – Friday and overnight 8 p.m. – 5 a.m. Sunday – Thursday, through fall 2026.
MD 140 (Reisterstown Rd./Main St.) between Stocksdale Ave. and I-795. – Primary Highway pavement patching – Daytime single-lane closures and traffic shifts 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. weekdays and if needed, overnight single lane closures 9 p.m. – 5 a.m. Sunday – Thursday, through mid-July 2024. Traffic alert available here.
MD 140 (Reisterstown Rd.) between Pleasant Hill Rd. and Stocksdale Ave. – County Waterline Replacement and State Highway Improvements – Daytime single-lane closures and traffic shifts 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. weekdays and if needed, overnight single lane closures 9 p.m. – 5 a.m. Sunday – Thursday, through fall 2024. Traffic alert available here.
MD 542 (Loch Raven Blvd.) from south of Taylor Ave. to East Joppa Road – Baltimore Co. DPW/SHA joint project for County Waterline replacement and SHA roadway improvements. Single lane closures northbound and southbound Daytime 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. Monday – Friday and overnight single lane closures 9 p.m. – 5 a.m. with double lane closures (with aux/turn lane closures where needed at intersections). 10 p.m. – 5 a.m. Sunday – Thursday, through fall 2026.
MD 542 (Loch Raven Blvd.) at Loch Hill Road – Drainage Pipe Replacement – 24/7 right lane and sidewalk closure on northbound MD 542 in vicinity of Loch Hill Road intersection through late summer. Traffic alert available here.
MD 702 between Middleborough Road and Back River Neck Road, including the roundabout at Hyde Park Road. – Highway maintenance resurfacing – daytime lane closures for paving work on the mainline of MD 702 with flagging operations on weekdays, with overnight roundabout work with detours overnights. More information is available on the traffic alert here.

Carroll County

Charles County

MD 228 at Western Parkway Intersection Improvements – Scheduled left turn signal and pedestrian signals activation scheduled Thursday, July 18; drivers should remain alert for single lane closures and work crews between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m.; traffic alert is available here.

Harford County

MD 24 (Rocks Road) between south of Sharon Road and north of Ferncliff Lane – Slope Rehabilitation of MD 24 along Deer Creek – 24/7 Closure and Detour of segment of MD 24 by Deer Creek until late fall 2024. Project info and detour map available here and location available here.
MD 24 (Vietnam Veterans Memorial Hwy.) at Singer Road – Drainage Pipe replacements at intersection – Temporary 24/7 closure/detour of the right-turn movement from northbound MD 24 to eastbound Singer Road. Traffic alert available here. Starting Sunday night, July 14, crews will also work along the right shoulder on the corner of southbound MD 24 at Singer Road.
US 40 (Pulaski Highway) between the Baltimore/Harford County line (Little Gunpowder Falls) and MD 152 (Mountain Road/Magnolia Road) – Paving – Weekdays, single lane closures 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Traffic alert is available here.
US 1 Business (Conowingo Road) from Moores Mill Rd. to US 1 Bypass – Resurfacing and safety improvements – Daytime single lane closure 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. Monday – Friday and overnight single lane closures 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. Sunday – Thursday through 2025. Traffic alert is available here.
MD 165 (Federal Hill Road) from MD 23 (Norrisville/Jarrettsville Road) to the Jarrettsville Volunteer Fire Company driveway – Highway maintenance resurfacing – Overnight lane closures with flagging operations 8 p.m. – 5 a.m., Sunday through Thursday, through early summer 2024.

Howard County

(Please note this item from the Baltimore County listing) MD 125 (Old Court Road) bridge over Patapsco River at Baltimore Co./Howard Co. line – Bridge Cleaning and Painting – Bridge closed to all pedestrian traffic through early fall. Motorists and bicyclists should expect single lane closures with flagging operations on the bridge through early July. The travel lanes will be shifted to one side with the work zone behind barriers. Traffic alert available here.

Montgomery County

MD 586 (Veirs Mill Road) between Newport Mill Rd and MD 28 (First Street) – Resurfacing – Single-lane closures and lane shifts overnight, Sundays through Thursdays, 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. Traffic alert available here.

Prince George’s County

MD 704 from Greenleaf Road to Ardwick Ardmore Road – Resurfacing – Single-lane and ramp closures overnight, Sundays through Thursdays, 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. Traffic alert is available here.
MD 5 from Old Branch Avenue to Curtis Drive – Resurfacing – Single-lane closures overnight, Sundays through Thursdays, 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. Traffic alert is available here.

Washington County

I-68 at Creek Road – Bridge replacement work – Single right lane closures eastbound and westbound will be continuous throughout the duration of the project. For additional information, the traffic alert is available here.

Wicomico County

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Maryland Ranks as 2nd Happiest State in Country

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September 10, 2024

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Maryland Ranks as 2nd Happiest State in Country

WalletHub’s “2024 Happiest States in America” report, released Monday, ranks Maryland as the second happiest state in the United States.

To determine happiness, WalletHub compared states across three key dimensions: well-being, work environment, and community, using 30 metrics.

Maryland ranked in the top five for several metrics, including the fourth-lowest suicide rate and an unemployment rate of 2.9%.

Maryland leads the nation in households earning over $75,000, and its residents rank third in job satisfaction and motivation.

A panel of experts, including Peter Harms, a professor at the University of Alabama, answered questions about happiness. Harms noted, “Money doesn’t bring happiness, but a lack of money brings unhappiness.”

Wondering which state is the happiest? Hawaii ranked number one.

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Mother of murdered Maryland mom Rachel Morin to testify on Capitol Hill on immigration policies

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September 10, 2024

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Mother of murdered Maryland mom Rachel Morin to testify on Capitol Hill

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BALTIMORE – Patty Morin, the mother of murdered Harford County resident Rachel Morin, is expected to testify on Capitol Hill on Tuesday on the U.S.-Mexico border crisis and Biden Administration immigration policies.

Morin, a mother of five, was killed off the Ma & Pa Trail in August 2023 allegedly by a man who was in the country illegally.

After a 10-month nationwide manhunt, Victor Martinez Hernandez was arrested in Tulsa, Oklahoma in June. He was extradited to Maryland where he has been charged in Morin’s murder.

Martinez Hernandez, who has been indicted by a grand jury and awaits trial, allegedly left his home country of El Salvador in February 2023 after an arrest warrant was issued for the murder of a woman, according to law enforcement. He was also connected to a home invasion and assault of a child in Los Angeles.

Patty Morin will testify before the House Committee on the Judiciary at a hearing titled “The Biden-Harris Border Crisis: Victim Perspectives.”

She will provide her insights as a mother of a victim of an alleged illegal immigrant.

According to her attorney, Patty Morin will “honor Rachel’s memory and address how current border policies contributed to the devastating loss of her daughter.”

“Patty’s courage in speaking out during such a difficult time is admirable,” said Randolph Rice, the Morin family attorney. “This hearing provides a crucial platform to shed light on the consequences of our nation’s border policies, and we hope her voice helps create meaningful change.”

Patty Morin sat down with WJZ’s Jessica Albert for an exclusive one-on-one interview after an arrest was made.

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Arrest of illegal immigrant previously convicted of rape in Maryland marks record for ICE

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September 9, 2024

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Arrest of illegal immigrant previously convicted of rape in Maryland marks record for ICE

Immigration authorities in Baltimore, Maryland, have arrested 153 illegal immigrant sex offenders this fiscal year, a record, with the latest being a Honduran man who was deported from the United States after he was previously convicted of raping a Maryland resident.

The Enforcement and Removal Operations branch under U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) said last week that Madai Gamaliel Amaya was taken into custody on Aug. 29 in the suburb of Montgomery Village.

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Madai Gamaliel Amaya, a convicted rapist, has been deported from the United States multiple times, authorities said. (ICE)

“This is a landmark arrest for ERO Baltimore, in that they secured a record 153 noncitizen sex offenders arrested in their area of operations during a single fiscal year, but more importantly, there are 153 victims who need not fear their predators because of ERO officers,” said ERO Executive Associate Director Daniel Bible.

Amaya initially illegally entered the U.S. at an unknown date and place years ago, ICE said. On Jan. 8, 2009, he was arrested by Montgomery County police and charged with second-degree rape.

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He was convicted months later and sentenced to 10 years in prison and three years of supervised probation upon his release. Two years and six months of the sentence was suspended by a judge. ICE filed a detainer request in 2010 with local authorities and Amaya was deported in 2013.

On July 27, 2016, Amaya was caught trying to illegally enter the U.S. by U.S. Border Patrol agents near Hidalgo, Texas. He was convicted of unlawful entry in 2017 and sentenced to 30 months in an Oklahoma federal prison.

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He was deported once again in 2018. He then entered the U.S. again at an unknown date.

His most recent arrest came last month and he remains in custody pending deportation proceedings, authorities said.

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