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MDOT Insider is back with the latest updates on transportation projects and initiatives across Maryland!
Building Connections: MDOT’s MOVE Roundtable Brings Communities Together to Advance Mobility and Opportunity
Over four workshops, community members, civic leaders and transportation professionals – along with more than a dozen organizations – came together to explore the transportation challenges and opportunities facing older adults in Maryland.
BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport Turns 75: From Friendship to a Holiday Travel Hub
As travelers head out for the busy Thanksgiving weekend, BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport stands ready – just as it has for 75 years. Long before cell phones and ride shares, the airport – then called Friendship International – broke ground in 1947. President Harry S....
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Discover Maryland’s History at Every Turn With Roadside Historical Markers
https://youtube.com/shorts/9F0og18VzKQ?si=Nb4u6duJA3kFdBou From bustling cities and busy...
Walking the Walk: Maryland Proposes Highest Investment on Record in Bicycle and Pedestrian Projects
Tie up your laces and strap on your helmets. The Maryland Department of Transportation wants to...
MDOT Grants: Empowering Maryland’s Local Governments to Access Federal Funding
At the Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT), we take pride in driving Maryland forward by...
Myth vs. Fact: DriveEzMD Smishing Scams Edition
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...
Maryland Celebrates the Start of Construction on State’s First Pedestrian Safety Action Plan Project
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...
SHA Helps Nonprofit Turn Grant Funding into Maryland’s First Adaptive Mountain Biking Trail
The mission of the State Highway Administration is to improve mobility for all transportation users, and that goal took a significant step forward earlier this spring with the official opening of a new adaptive biking trail in the McKeldin Area of Patapsco Valley...
Introducing the Ride Together Rewards: Carpool Incentives Program
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...
‘I really like helping other people’: State Highway Emergency Response Technicians Are Angels to Distressed Drivers
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...