Bel Air residents in the Cedarday and the Estates at Cedarday developments are fighting plans that they say will extend Cedarday Drive to create a major traffic thoroughfare through their neighborhood, reducing home values and family security. The group is lobbying Harford County Government to instead make improvements to the exiting Cedar Lane as an […]
SHA to Begin Resurfacing 1.5 Miles of Route 24 and Bel Air Bypass Near Harford Mall
From the Maryland State Highway Administration: Motorists Advised to Plan for Extra Travel Time and Stay Alert for Flagging Operations The Maryland Department of Transportation’s State Highway Administration is beginning a $300,000 project to resurface one and one-half miles of southbound MD 24/US 1 Bel Air Bypass between Red Pump/Bynum Road and the traffic signal […]
Sen. Glassman: Safety Improvements Coming to Deadly Bel Air Bypass
The tragic accident on the Bel Air Bypass this fall has led to state action to improve safety along the dangerous stretch of Rt. 1. After a three-car accident killed a mother and one of her young children and resulted in criminal charges against the negligent driver, public outcry generated a response. Local officials have […]
Bail Denied For Driver In Double-Fatal Bel Air Bypass Crash
The bail review hearing for Christopher H. Lentz was today, Friday November 14 in the District Court for Harford County. Lentz appeared view telecast from the Harford Detention Center. He was in a wheelchair, had a large scar on his forehead, a severally bruised right eye socket, and numerous cuts and abrasions on his recently […]
Driver In Fatal Bel Air Bypass Crash Arrested And Charged With Vehicular Manslaughter
MARYLAND STATE POLICE ARREST MAN INVOLVED IN TWO HARFORD COUNTY CRASHES (Bel Air, MD) – This evening the Maryland State Police have arrested the motorist involved in two Harford County crashes which occurred on Friday, November 7, 2008. The accused is Christopher H. Lentz, 37, of the 5600-block of Bell Gwynn Road in Glen Arm, […]
Harford’s Leaders Call For Median Barrier At Bel Air Bypass Fatal Crash Site
In the wake of Friday’s double-fatal accident on the Bel Air Bypass, Harford County elected officials have launched a focused effort requesting the Maryland State Highway Administration and Department of Transportation to take action and initiate a study or approve funding for the construction of protective median barriers along what they call a “dangerous highway.” […]