BALTIMORE — The demolition of three vacant buildings in downtown Baltimore, which were severely damaged in a five-alarm fire last week, is expected to impact local traffic and transit for several days.
Brianna Alston-Fuller operates her pop-up cookie business, Bri's Treats, on North Howard Street, where she relies heavily on foot traffic. However, she has expressed concerns that the ongoing demolition across the street is affecting her ability to connect with customers.
“I relied on the traffic from the light rail or kids coming home from after school or people getting home from work,” Alston-Fuller stated. “With that being closed, it’s derailed a lot of things and it’s impacted a lot of people.”
The Maryland Transit Administration has announced that light rail service through downtown is suspended due to the demolition work, which is expected to last up to nine more days. In light of this, the MTA will provide shuttle bus services from Glen Burnie/Cromwell and Timonium Fairgrounds directly to the Convention Center Light Rail stop starting at 10:30 a.m. on Sunday.
Local residents are bracing for the disruptions. Deshawn Royster noted that delays are likely to affect many commuters. “Certain people will be late for work, certain people will be late for doing what they need to do on a daily basis,” Royster said.
He also anticipates that traffic will worsen on game days, particularly with the Ravens' upcoming game on Sunday. “Three hours before the game starts I think it’s going to be chaos from Light Street to Howard Street,” he added.
Reported by HarborBeat based on WMAR 2 News (source).
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