What’s New at MDOT
MDOT Insider is back with the latest updates on transportation projects and initiatives across Maryland!
What to Expect on Your First Train Ride: Here’s My Experience
I don’t know who needs to hear this, but train rides are actually… nice? Before now, I had never taken a train; not back home in Nigeria, and certainly nowhere else. In my head, trains were either dangerous, confusing or straight-up chaotic. I had read way too many...
Meet Acting Secretary Samantha J. Biddle
There’s a new captain at the helm of the Maryland Department of Transportation. Acting Secretary Samantha J. Biddle stepped into her new role earlier this month after previously having served as Deputy Secretary, making her well known within the department. She first...
‘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...
New CommuterCash App Helps You Plan Your Commute, Earn Rewards
Meet CommuterCash, formerly known as incenTrip, an all-new mobile app developed by Commuter...
At the Maryland Department of Transportation, We Are Serious About Safety
More than 570 people lost their lives on Maryland roadways in 2024. A quarter of those deaths...
New Design for Baltimore’s Key Bridge Advances Monumental, Multi-Year Project
This week I joined Governor Wes Moore, Lieutenant Governor Aruna Miller, Maryland Transportation Secretary Paul J. Wiedefeld and members of the Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA) Board in revealing the new design for the Francis Scott Key Bridge. This reveal...
MDOT’s Urban Tree Program Supports Community Tree-Planting in Maryland
The MDOT Urban Tree Program application is now open! The program provides funding to eligible organizations to replace trees lost due to the construction of transportation facilities. This program has had a lasting impact for neighborhoods around the state....
Commuter Benefits Give Maryland Businesses a Boost
Did you know the Maryland Department of Transportation runs a program to provide businesses and workers with resources to make commuting easier, cheaper and greener? It’s called Commuter Choice Maryland and it has several benefits for employers.
MDOT Motor Vehicle Administration Services Help Address Demand for CDL Drivers
Our nation’s transportation industry is a vital component of a well-functioning economy. Unfortunately, the supply of licensed truck drivers has not kept pace with growing demand. According to the American Journal of Transportation the nation will have 160,000...
Secretary Wiedefeld Honored with the Eno Transportation Center’s Inaugural Downey Legacy of Service Award
Maryland Transportation Secretary Paul J. Wiedefeld has had a lot of firsts in his more than 40-year career. He helped implement the first TSA security checkpoint following the September 11th terrorist attacks, was first to secure dedicated funding from D.C., Maryland...