And, despite robust state and local public awareness campaigns, the reality is that distracted driving is nearly impossible to enforce. Eyes on the Road: Vehicles and Vision Zeroĭistracted driving is a deadly problem. The MACo Summer Conference includes a session on this topic to help counties address this deadly problem. With increased traffic, incidents of distracted driving are even more likely to occur. In May 2020, general cargo figures surpassed pre-pandemic numbers, increasing by 2% over May 2019.
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) screened 28,655 departing passengers. On Friday, July 2, BWI Airport experienced its busiest day for departing passenger traffic since the start of the pandemic. At the height of the pandemic, passenger travel at BWI Airport fell by more than 90%. For the first time since March 2020, volume at Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA) bridges and tolls exceeded 2019 figures.īWI Thurgood Marshall International Airport (BWI):. Traffic volume on the Capital Beltway at the American Legion Bridge exceeded pre-pandemic levels with average daily traffic of 226,851 this year, an increase of 0.26% compared to the same week in 2019. With average daily traffic of 138,460 for the week leading into the Fourth of July weekend on the Baltimore Beltway between I-895 and US 1, this represented an increase of 5% compared to the same week in 2019. Figures from MDOT State Highway Administration show a 0.4% increase in traffic levels on Maryland roadways for the first week of July 2021 over the first week of July 2019. At the height of the pandemic, statewide highway travel fell by as much as 50%. Highlights from the MDOT traffic data include: “Traffic volumes are exceeding pre-pandemic levels across the state, including at the American Legion Bridge, making the need for our Traffic Relief Plan more urgent than ever.” “Holiday travel during the Fourth of July Weekend exceeding 2019 levels is an important milestone signaling our state’s strong recovery from the pandemic,” said Governor Larry Hogan. New data from the Maryland Department of Transportation indicates that traffic on Maryland highways and roads now exceeds pre-pandemic levels in many areas.
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