What’s New at MDOT
MDOT Insider is back with the latest updates on transportation projects and initiatives across Maryland!
Great Start to the New Year with Maryland on the Move
Maryland is starting the year with momentum, and within the first few weeks, a series of announcements and project launches have signaled a clear focus on progress, access and connection. From digital services to transit and aviation, Maryland is moving forward on initiatives that many residents will notice almost immediately.
Full-Speed Ahead for Acting Secretary Kathryn “Katie” Thomson
Governor Wes Moore appointed Kathryn Thomson to lead the Maryland Department of Transportation. She started her role as Acting Secretary during a busy week of launching MTA’s new Metro Subway cars into service and celebrating the opening of BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport’s new Concourse A/B Connector and Baggage Handling System. Amid all the exciting projects, we got to learn more about Acting Secretary Thomson’s experience and her plans for the future of transportation across Maryland.
Meet Acting Secretary Samantha J. Biddle
There’s a new captain at the helm of the Maryland Department of Transportation. Acting Secretary...
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...
Building the Future Around Transit: MDOT’s Joint Development Vision
Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) is becoming an increasingly powerful tool in cities across the...
More Discoveries at Harriet Tubman Site
MDOT archeologists continue to make discoveries at Dorchester County homesite of Harriet Tubman’s father.
Number of electric vehicles continues to grow in Maryland
Maryland is charged up over electric vehicles. The number of EV registrations continue to rise, with 68,628 in Maryland as of March 31, an increase of almost 2,500 since February. Just over 10 years ago, there were 609 EVs in the state. “Electric vehicle registrations...
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...