A land swap finalized last summer has resulted in a radically altered landscape on the west side of the Jones Falls Expressway, just north of Cold Spring Lane in North Baltimore.

Drivers heading in or out of the city along I-83 now pass a six-acre tract where dozens of mature trees have been cleared west of the Central Maryland Light Rail line, making it possible to see the bare ground.

The land that is being cleared consists of two parcels totaling 6.32 acres that the city of Baltimore transferred to the Baltimore Gas and Electric Company earlier this year. BGE plans to use the land, known as the Camp Small site, to build an electric substation to serve homes and businesses in North Baltimore, replacing an existing substation off West Cold Spring Lane.

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