What’s New at MDOT
MDOT Insider is back with the latest updates on transportation projects and initiatives across Maryland!
New, State-of-the-art Air Traffic Control Tower Coming to Martin State Airport
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...
Building the Future Around Transit: MDOT’s Joint Development Vision
Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) is becoming an increasingly powerful tool in cities across the U.S. and around the world. By focusing development around public transit stations, TOD helps increase access to transit, expands the housing supply (including affordable...
Preakness 150 Travel Guide: Best Ways to Get Around Baltimore on Race Day
The 150th running of the Preakness Stakes is on May 17, 2025. The second jewel of horse racing’s...
A Conversation With the Women Overseeing the Safety and Security at the Port of Baltimore
There is always something happening at the Port of Baltimore, and Maryland Transportation...
Work Zone Safety: How Portable Flagging Stations Help Keep Workers Safe
Each day in Maryland there are 300 highway construction, maintenance and utility work zones with...
Maryland Transit Administration helps clear the air with transition to zero-emission buses
When does zero mean more than zero? When it’s about the Maryland Department of Transportation Maryland Transit Administration’s zero-emission buses. As the name implies, the buses have zero carbon emissions, since they’re electric. It also means zero engine noise,...
Transportation Secretary Paul J. Wiedefeld sworn into office
It started with the bus ride to school. Transportation Secretary Paul J. Wiedefeld said that when he was a teenager, he used to take the Number 8 bus from North Baltimore to high school in West Baltimore every day. The more than hour-long journey across the city...
MDOT archaeologists find West African spirit cache at Harriet Tubman’s birthplace
Maryland Department of Transportation archaeologists were searching for homes of enslaved people on the farm where Harriet Tubman was born. They found a home – and a bit of Africa in the process. The discoveries, announced February 14 at an event at the Harriet...
Maryland reaches milestone of more than 60,000 registered electric vehicles
There’s some “electrifying” news from the Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) as more drivers make the switch to electric vehicles (EVs). Maryland was one of the first states to submit its National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) plan to utilize...
MDOT MDOT MVA encourages drivers to learn more about safety features in new vehicles
Remember when the backup camera was a premium option found only in select models of cars? Invented in 1956 (yes, 1956!) the backup camera didn’t come standard until 2018. Fast forward to today where vehicles are coming equipped with newer safety features such as lane...