Fireworks and a Supermarket May Slow Traffic This Weekend
Inner Harbor celebration, Columbia Wegmans grand opening could delay travelers.
Tall ships sailed into Baltimore’s harbor earlier this week and left a ton of traffic in their wake. In addition to the city celebrations, there's a Wegmans opening in Columbia and a motorcade rumbling through Anne Arundel County.
Whether you're taking a weekend getaway or running an errand, here's where you might hit traffic:
FRIDAY to SUNDAY near I-95 at I-395 (Baltimore City)
Due to the War of 1812 bicentennial celebration (complete with fireworks), city-goers should use I-83, US 40, O’Donnell/Boston Street or Caton Avenue, advises Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA). If your destination is north or south of Baltimore, MDTA suggests taking the Baltimore Harbor Tunnel (I-895) or the Francis Scott Key Bridge (I-695).
FRIDAY to SUNDAY on Route 15 (MD, NC, VA, PA)
State police are conducting a multi-jurisdictional effort to curb crashes among weekend travelers on Route 15 by holding DUI checkpoints and saturation patrols in Maryland, North Carolina, Virginia and Pennsylvania.
SATURDAY on the Bay Bridge (Anne Arundel)
A motorcycle ride from Glen Burnie to Stevensville will cause delays in Anne Arundel County, particularly on the Bay Bridge between 10:15 a.m. and 10:30 a.m., according to the State Highway Administration.
SATURDAY in Mount Vernon (Baltimore City)
From 2 p.m. to 6 p.m., North Charles Street will be closed between Chase and Franklin for the Baltimore Pride Parade. Eager Street will be closed from 2 p.m. to 11 p.m.
SUNDAY at Snowden River Parkway (Howard County)
Howard County Police expect congestion on Snowden River Parkway at McGaw Road in Columbia. Traffic could last from 7 a.m. through the day due to the opening of Wegmans, according to police.
SUNDAY to MONDAY near Lexington Market (Baltimore City)
From 3 p.m. Sunday to 1 a.m. Monday, areas by Lexington at Pearl streets will be closed during the Blacks Together in Pride party.
Chris Wickless Koloski
3:04 pm on Friday, June 15, 2012
oh man....... when did the Coast Guard Eagle arrive ??? Gary has been looking for her !!!!!!!!
Mike McAuliffe
9:23 am on Saturday, June 16, 2012
What is "Blacks Together in Pride" party? Sounds dangerous for non-blacks. When a student at Towson University started a group bringing European American awareness to the campus and encouraged its members to scribble "white pride" on the campus's sidewalk that is commonly used as a community bulletin board many students were outraged. I saw one black student on TV proclaiming to an impromptu panel of staff members that these messages left him feeling more endangered than the rough streets of Baltimore City that he roamed growing up. I better try the other events instead, because this one feels more dangerous to me than growing up in the mean streets of Arbutus as a white kid.
al walker
12:37 pm on Saturday, June 16, 2012
lol
Terry
10:54 pm on Tuesday, June 19, 2012
How can anyone be more endangered then on the streets of Baltimore City. Please man!
Mike McAuliffe
11:47 pm on Tuesday, June 19, 2012
All said in jest, but you have to admit fair play is fair play. This student certainly could not have seriously meant his statement and for it to be anymore than a feeler gauge looking to see what administrative fool would appease him.
Terry
10:51 pm on Tuesday, June 19, 2012
This celebration will be back September 2014, to celebrate the end of the 1812 war.
Terry
12:26 am on Wednesday, June 20, 2012
I admit it was a strange comment,as well as story. I'm glad you survived the rough streets of Arbutus!
Mike McAuliffe
9:40 pm on Wednesday, June 20, 2012
Yes, I did survive the mean streets of Arbutus. They weren't so mean. The question is...did this student survive the campus sidewalks that so threatened him while he was trying to educate himself? I bet the tuition bill was 10 times more threatening to his continued education than any European-American group was.