Maryland Department of Transportation

Fri May 26, 2017

MDOT's Rahn Presses Congress to Fund Port Projects

Congress has not been providing enough funding to pay for seaport harbor deepening projects it authorized in water resources legislation, Maryland Transportation Secretary Pete Rahn told a Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee....

Wed March 08, 2017

MDOT's Highway Administration Names Conners, Smith as Deputy Administrators

The Maryland Department of Transportation's (MDOT) State Highway Administration (SHA) Administrator Gregory Johnson announced that he named Lisa B. "Betty" Conners as deputy administrator of administration and Tim Smith as deputy administrator, chief engineer of operations....

Wed January 11, 2017

$105M I-81 Corridor Widening Begins in Washington County

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan and Deputy Transportation Secretary James F. Ports Jr., announced the start of construction to widen I-81 (Maryland Veterans Memorial Highway). The $105 million project is the first phase of improvements to enhance safety and relieve traffic congestion along the heavily traveled corridor....

Wed September 07, 2016

Bridge Work to Begin on Salisbury Bypass

The Maryland Department of Transportation's State Highway Administration (SHA) has begun a nearly two-year project to rehabilitate 11 bridges on U.S. 13/U.S. 50 (Salisbury Bypass) in Salisbury, Md....

Tue September 06, 2016

$10M Grant Approved for 'North Avenue Rising' Project

Federal, state and local officials gathered at Coppin State University to celebrate the award of a $10 million federal grant for the North Avenue Rising project in Baltimore City, which is part of the Hogan administration's transformative BaltimoreLink transit improvement plan....