It’s a powerful message of highway work zone safety, delivered by children urging Marylanders to help their fathers, mothers, sisters, brothers and grandparents get home safely every day.
“Behind every project we are all connected,” says one youngster in the video.
“My dad works here,” says another.
“My mom works here,” adds a third.
“Work zone safety… is everybody’s responsibility!” say two other children.
Last month, Maryland transportation and aviation leaders were joined by federal and state elected officials and Maryland Air National Guard leadership to celebrate the groundbreaking for a new, state-of-the-art air traffic control tower at Martin State Airport. This...
Attention all Marylanders! The Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA) urges all toll customers to stay alert as smishing scams targeting Marylanders have been rising across the region. Just what are these scams and what do the messages look like? These fraudulent...
With shovels in the ground, Maryland took a major step forward towards sharply bending the curve on roadway deaths and saving lives. State transportation officials, along with leaders in Prince George’s and Montgomery counties, held a groundbreaking ceremony this week...
Good news, Baltimore commuters! The Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT), in partnership with Commuter Connections, recently introduced the new Carpool Incentives Program, offering commuters in the Baltimore region an alternative to improve their trips to...
Being stranded in a broken-down car can be a harrowing and dangerous experience as cars wiz by you on a busy highway. Emergency Response Technicians at the Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration ensure distressed drivers can get to safety...
More than 570 people lost their lives on Maryland roadways in 2024. A quarter of those deaths involved people who were walking or biking. While overall, we saw a decrease in traffic fatalities in 2024 compared to 2023 and continue to see a positive, downward trend,...
The 150th running of the Preakness Stakes is on May 17, 2025. The second jewel of horse racing’s Triple Crown will bring tens of thousands of people to Baltimore. If you plan ahead, you’ll reduce stress as you travel to and from Pimlico for the race. Air Travel: BWI...
Each day in Maryland there are 300 highway construction, maintenance and utility work zones with more than 1,000 workers. From 2019-2023, there were 7,110 work zone-related crashes in Maryland – an average of more than 1,400 each year – resulting in 2,587 injuries and...
Flooding is the most common and costly natural disaster in the U.S., according to the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Every county in Maryland, including non-coastal counties, is at risk of flooding. Flooding can occur following precipitation events, during...