Fri May 19, 2017
Volvo Breathes Life Back Into the Chesapeake Bay
Maryland Environmental Service is using a Volvo EC300E amphibious excavator to restore Poplar Island, a once diminishing remote island habitat in the Chesapeake Bay. Situated on the North Eastern Atlantic coastline of the United States, the Chesapeake Bay is the largest estuary in the country....
Brenda Ruggiero - Fri May 19, 2017
Maryland SHA Reconstructs Salisbury Bypass
In August, the Maryland Department of Transportation's State Highway Administration (SHA) began a nearly two-year project to rehabilitate 11 bridges on U.S. 13/U.S. 50 (Salisbury Bypass) in Salisbury, which is in Wicomico County....
Brenda Ruggiero - Wed May 03, 2017
MDTA's Six-Year, $273M Bay Bridge Preservation Under Way
The Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA) began a project in the summer of 2016 to rehabilitate the Chesapeake Bay Bridge, which is officially named the “Gov. William Preston Lane Jr. Memorial Bridge” after the governor who initiated its construction....
Brenda Ruggiero - Wed April 19, 2017
Maryland SHA, W.Va. DOT Project Widens Interstate 81
The Maryland State Highway Administration is in the early stages of widening I-81 (Maryland Veterans Memorial Highway) and rehabilitating several bridges in the Williamsport area of Washington County. The project is Phase I of a four-phase project....
Brianna Rhodes and Hannah Klarner Capital News Service - Wed March 08, 2017
Hogan Implodes Block of Homes in Baltimore for Revival
Gov. Larry Hogan visited Baltimore on Feb. 10 to demolish a row of homes on Chester Street as a part of Project C.O.R.E., a state and city initiative that aims to revitalize the city by creating mixed use retail and housing spaces, parks, and small business opportunities....
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 March 08, 2017
Safer Construction Advocates Call on Maryland Senate to Build With Strength
On Feb. 21, the Maryland State Senate committee on Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs heard testimony on Senate Bill 722, a bill introduced by Committee Chairwoman Joan Carter Conway of Baltimore City, seeking to limit dangerous lightweight combustible wood construction in low- to mid-rise residential buildings throughout the state....
Juliet Linderman - Wed February 08, 2017
USDOT Investigates Decision to Cancel Maryland Rail Line
The U.S. Department of Transportation has expanded its investigation of Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan's decision to cancel a railway line, saying the probe will now include all of the state transportation agency's programs to determine whether federal law was violated....
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 January 11, 2017
JESCO Inc. Breaks Ground on New Facility in Maryland
JESCO Incorporated , a John Deere construction equipment dealer in four states throughout the northeast, broke ground on its newest facility in Waldorf, Md., on Nov. 28, 2016. Located at 9B Industrial Park Circle, the new site is strategically located to serve the southern Maryland and the greater Washington, D.C....
