For Kimberly Sizemore, each day is an opportunity to remind people not to drink and drive. During the holiday season, when there’s an uptick in impaired driving, it’s more even imperative, the MDOT employee said. She speaks from...
April is Work Zone Safety Awareness Month, and I’m asking everyone to truly listen to the messages coming from state departments of transportation across the country on this topic. I started with the Maryland Department of Transportation in the 1990s in the Plats and...
I want to wish all of our drivers at the MDOT MTA and MDOT MAA a happy Transit Driver Appreciation Day! Know that I’m thankful every day for your commitment to public service. I encourage all of our customers and MDOT employees to let our transit drivers know just how...
The Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration (MDOT SHA) has completed the new Interstate 81 (Veteran’s Memorial Highway) bridges over the Potomac River in Washington County. The four-year, $104.6 million project improves safety and mobility,...
As 2020 comes to an end, I look toward 2021 with hope and optimism. We’re closing one of the most difficult chapters of our lives. Yet, Marylanders have shown resiliency and an ability to adapt that gives me hope for the future. It’s no secret that our day-to-day...
Lt. Governor Boyd K. Rutherford recently joined Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA) Chairman and MDOT Secretary Greg Slater on a visit to the site of the new Nice/Middleton Bridge (US 301) project in southern Maryland. Governor Larry Hogan has long been committed...
Safety, cleanliness and reliability are part of the everyday mission of the Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) as it maintains and operates the state’s multi-modal transportation network. As Maryland continues to recover from the COVID-19...
The Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) encourages Marylanders to follow COVID-19 health precautions. MDOT is taking a system-wide approach to fight the spread of the virus and keep Maryland moving. Transportation Secretary Gregory Slater said frontline MDOT...