Maryland Department of Transportation

Mon December 11, 2017

Record Number of Highway, Bridge Improvements Highlighted in Maryland

The Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration (MDOT SHA) completed its annual Consolidated Transportation Plan (CTP) tour of the state's 23 counties and Baltimore City to discuss transportation priorities....

Thu December 07, 2017

Maryland DOT Closes Bridge After Being Struck

The Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration (MDOT SHA) has closed the MD 355 (Urbana Pike) Bridge over the Monocacy River in Frederick County after it was struck by a commercial vehicle....

Thu November 30, 2017

Hogan Administration Announces Plans for International Industry Forum for Traffic Relief Plan

The Hogan Administration recently announced plans for an international industry forum to be held by the Maryland Department of Transportation on Dec. 13 at the BWI Marriott about Maryland's transformational Traffic Relief Plan (TRP) unveiled mid-September....

Mon November 13, 2017

Officials Launch Baltimore's $27.3M North Avenue Rising

Gov. Larry Hogan and Baltimore Mayor Catherine E. Pugh launched the $27.3 million “North Avenue Rising” project to add key transportation and infrastructure improvements to revitalize the North Avenue Corridor in Baltimore....

Brenda Ruggiero - Wed November 01, 2017

MDOT SHA Uses Innovation to Replace Bridge

The Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration (MDOT SHA) is using an innovative approach to maintain traffic during the construction of a bridge replacement project in Hereford, Md., in Baltimore County....

Fri October 27, 2017

Hogan Announces Completion of Takoma Park Bridge

A month ahead of schedule, the Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration (MDOT SHA) recently completed the $12 million rehabilitation of the historic arch bridge that carries MD 195 (Carroll Avenue) over the Sligo Creek Parkway....

Mon October 02, 2017

Maryland Gov. Announces $9B Traffic Relief Plan

Delivering on his commitment to provide innovative transportation solutions for Maryland, Gov. Larry Hogan announced on Sept. 21 the administration's plans to add four new lanes to I-270, the Capital Beltway (I-495) and the Baltimore-Washington Parkway (MD 295)....

Emily Buenzle - Wed September 13, 2017

With $28M in Federal Funding, Maglev Train Challenges Musk's Hyperloop Plans

Elon Musk's Hyperloop is facing some competition from a private company that has already secured $28 million in federal grant money for a feasibility study. The Northeast Maglev (TNEM), a U.S.-owned company founded in 2011, wants to build a high-speed train line between Washington, D.C., and Baltimore, a trip the company said would take 15 minutes....

Mon August 28, 2017

Fluor-Led Joint Venture Breaks Ground on $5.6B Maryland Transit Project

Fluor Corporation announced Aug. 28, that the Purple Line Transit Partners joint venture team, comprised of Fluor, Meridiam Infrastructure Purple Line, LLC, and Star America Purple Line, LLC, broke ground on the Purple Line Light Rail project for the Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) and the Maryland Transit Administration (MTA)....

Mon June 12, 2017

Rahn Outlines Suspension of Key Elements of Purple Line Project

Given recent court litigation that has caused extensive and expensive delays in the $5.6 billion Purple Line project, Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) Secretary Pete K. Rahn outlined a path forward for the Purple Line....