While most sports professionals have not been on the field during the COVID-19 pandemic, the team at the Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA) has continued its all-star efforts. The MDTA’s All-Star cards, which are featured on social media, provide a chance to...
Searching for fun, at-home activities? Here are a couple BWI Marshall Airport-themed games
Memories are made at the airport. With terminal access at BWI Marshall Airport restricted to ticketed passengers and badged employees, we've been using social media to bring various aspects of the airport to those heeding safer-at-home guidance. We’ve created multiple...
The Port of Baltimore and Domino Sugar have a “sweet” relationship
The iconic Domino Sugar sign adds a red neon glow to the Baltimore skyline every night. As one of the largest sugar companies in the United States, Domino is the primary reason why the Port of Baltimore has been consistently ranked among the top U.S. ports for...
MDOT MVA reopens select branches for appointments across the state
The Maryland Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Administration (MDOT MVA) reopened select branches Monday morning as part of the state’s effort to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. More than a dozen branches across the state reopened to serve customers by...
MDOT assists MDH on Hospital Surge Task Force
Mark Crampton is used to managing transportation projects. But these days, the assistant secretary for operations at the Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) has been focusing more on medicine than transportation. Since mid-April, Crampton has been working...
MDOT MVA delivers by issuing CDLs so truckers can deliver goods to Marylanders
Nearly 93 percent of Maryland communities depend exclusively on trucks to deliver goods that residents and businesses rely on in their daily lives. But the trucking industry is facing a shortage of commercial drivers, said Louis Campion, president and CEO of the...
Highway response teams continue to help motorists during pandemic
It was a chilly spring morning when a driver with the MDOT State Highway Administration (MDOT SHA) Coordinated Highways Action Response Team (CHART) came across a disabled vehicle on the side of I-695. While the disabled vehicle wasn’t unusual – CHART personnel...
MDOT MTA Police, MDTA Police team with Maryland State Police for Red Cross blood drive
As COVID-19 continues to impact communities across the country, blood supplies at the American Red Cross have dropped dramatically. Now, Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA) Police and Maryland Department of Transportation Maryland Transit Administration (MDOT...
MDOT purchases hand sanitizer from St. Michaels distillery to protect frontline workers
When Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) Secretary Greg Slater pulled into Windon Distilling in St. Michaels one recent afternoon, he wasn’t thinking about the spirits normally distilled inside. Instead, Secretary Slater had safety on his mind. The secretary...
BWI badging agents deliver so goods can keep being delivered during pandemic
It was mid-January when a representative from Amazon contacted BWI Marshall Airport with news that the company would need badges for an influx of new employees. The coronavirus was devastating countries overseas, and health experts predicted the United States was...
