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What’s New at MDOT
MDOT Insider is back here with the latest updates on transportation projects and initiatives across Maryland!

MDOT at Work: 5 Things You Need to Know
Welcome to 5 Things You Need to Know! This is a regular feature that will keep tabs on the exciting initiatives and programs at the Maryland Department of Transportation.

Inside The Playbook – MDOT’s 2050 Maryland Transportation Plan
Zooming around Orbit City in their flying family car, The Jetsons, from the fictitious and futuristic cartoon, seemed to be light years away from our time. However, writers on the television show set the program in the very near future of 2062. This leaves some to...
Masonville Cove partnership continues efforts to keep shorelines clean
Captain Trash Wheel has been removing trash and debris from the Patapsco River for more than four...
MDOT branches out to help plant trees in urban communities
James Wolf saw grassy patches at his son’s school “begging for some trees.” So, the...
MDTA board names William Pines as Acting Executive Director
The Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA) Board has named William Pines, PE, PMP, CCM as Acting...

An opportunity to plan for the future
As 2020 comes to an end, I look toward 2021 with hope and optimism. We’re closing one of the most difficult chapters of our lives. Yet, Marylanders have shown resiliency and an ability to adapt that gives me hope for the future. It’s no secret that our day-to-day...

MDOT assistant secretary discusses Navy career, Veterans Day
It’s not a stretch to say that Jeff Hirsch’s military career put him on the road to the Maryland Department of Transportation. After enlisting in the Navy after high school, he won a ROTC scholarship to New York Maritime College, where he earned a bachelor’s degree...

Mix of virtual and in-person public hearings aided I-495 & I-270 managed lanes DEIS process; comment period open through Nov. 9
The Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration (MDOT SHA) I-495 & I-270 Public-Private Partnership (P3) Program is continuing to advance its Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) through National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and...

Rollover simulator shows the importance of wearing a seat belt
The Maryland Highway Safety Office (MHSO) hopes its redesigned rollover simulator will help get the state one step closer to 100% seat belt use -- by reminding drivers and passengers of the devastating consequences that can result from not wearing one. More than...

Walktober offers step-by-step approach to fitness, healthy lifestyle
Feeling cooped up? The Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) has a safe – and healthy – way to get people moving: Walktober. The monthlong celebration of walking, the state’s official exercise, features a series of activities and virtual webinars, as well as...