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Downtown road work, detours galore driving commuters crazy
The Baltimore Sun ^ | September 24, 2016 | Colin Campbell

Posted on 09/25/2016 2:16:49 PM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks

Edited on 09/25/2016 2:43:23 PM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]

Tweefie Millspaugh has a relatively short commute from her home in North Baltimore's Abell neighborhood to her job at a downtown law firm. Without traffic, she says, it takes about 15 minutes.

But lately, the 54-year-old has found herself yelling fruitlessly in the driver's seat as she sits for 45 minutes on streets jammed by road closures across the city's center. After work, she waits again in a crawling line before finally inching out of her parking garage and into the gridlock.


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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Government; News/Current Events; US: Maryland
KEYWORDS: baltiomore; bikelanes; closures; collapses; commuters; congestion; construction; detours; drivers; frustration; infrastructure; maryland; repairs; sewer; traffic; transportation

1 posted on 09/25/2016 2:16:49 PM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks
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To: Abundy; Albion Wilde; AlwaysFree; AnnaSASsyFR; bayliving; BFM; Bigg Red; cindy-true-supporter; ...

Maryland “Freak State” PING!


2 posted on 09/25/2016 2:17:27 PM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (Just one of a basket of deplorables)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

Why do I think that the DemocRAT Mayor will find a way to blame this on the Republican Governor?


3 posted on 09/25/2016 2:18:42 PM PDT by COBOL2Java (Hillary's screeching voice is like the pipe organs of hell)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

Blame Chris Christie, after all he’s the whipping boy for everything now.


4 posted on 09/25/2016 2:22:54 PM PDT by KingofZion
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks
Tweefie?

Wow, her parents must be moonbats to name her that.

5 posted on 09/25/2016 2:29:07 PM PDT by libertarian27 (FR Cookbooks - On Profile Page)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

Gee I wonder where all the tax money went that was supposed to be used for road repair and infrastructure maintenance?


6 posted on 09/25/2016 2:32:55 PM PDT by Steely Tom (Vote GOP: A Slower Handbasket)
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It was in a lock-box. It’s just a huge mystery now.


7 posted on 09/25/2016 2:41:11 PM PDT by Mark (Obama Care is now DEMOCRAT CARE)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

Incompetent people staff Baltimore. The leaders are incompetent and led by the corrupt. So, what do you expect? Competent efficiency?


8 posted on 09/25/2016 2:45:04 PM PDT by Rapscallion (OBAMA and Clinton: Defiantly destroying America one deranged decision at a time)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

I’m surprised folks don’t know how this works.

Prior to elections incumbent politicians let out all sorts of make-work construction projects. Those seeking the work make political donations. Those getting the work kick back part of the money in political donations.

Politicians tell the raped taxpayers to look at all the projects they have going to improve things.

Once the elections are over the work stops.

The cycle repeats the next election year.


9 posted on 09/25/2016 2:52:48 PM PDT by kaehurowing
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To: COBOL2Java

Maryland’s Governor is a NeverTrumper tard.


10 posted on 09/25/2016 3:08:21 PM PDT by AC Beach Patrol
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

Not just Baltimore. Construction nationwide. Took an extra hour getting through Louisville last month.


11 posted on 09/25/2016 3:16:38 PM PDT by lurk (TEat)
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Maryland’s Governor is a NeverTrumper tard.

Oh, of course, that has perfect relevance to discussions about roads. [rolls eyes]

12 posted on 09/25/2016 4:22:15 PM PDT by COBOL2Java (Hillary's screeching voice is like the pipe organs of hell)
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