Maryland State Police to increase patrols over St. Patrick’s Day weekend

BALTIMORE, MD—Maryland State Police will increase patrols over St. Patrick’s Day weekend in an effort to reduce drunk driving, officials say. According to state police, the State Police Impaired Driving Reduction Effort team will be working this weekend to help reduce alcohol-related injuries and fatalities. The team is made up of specially trained troopers tasked with identifying impaired drivers. The […]

Crews to begin next phase of I-695 project northeastern in Baltimore County

BALTIMORE, MD—The Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration will begin a new section of its project to ease congestion and improve reliability along I-695 (Baltimore Beltway) the week of March 18. When completed, the project will convert portions of the median shoulder along I-695 between I-70 and MD 43 (White Marsh Boulevard) into an additional travel lane during morning and […]

$350K patching project targets MD 7 stretch

EDGEWOOD, MD—The Maryland State Highway Administration will start a $350,000 pavement patching project on Monday, March 11, on a stretch of Philadelphia Road north of Edgewood. The project will involve the patching of a section of Route 7 between the Seven Trails Drive roundabout and the US 40 (Pulaski Highway) roundabout, and will stretch through Harford County. The work is […]

Governor Moore visits MDOT, honors long-serving employees

BALTIMORE, MD—Governor Wes Moore visited the Maryland Department of Transportation headquarters in Hanover this week to discuss the state’s transportation safety efforts. The trip included a tour of various MDOT facilities and a meeting with the agency’s Minority Business Enterprise program to discuss the steps that are being taken to diversify Maryland’s contracting opportunities for small, minority-, women-, and veteran-owned […]

Maryland MTA launches Zero-Emission Bus Pilot Program

BALTIMORE, MD—The Maryland Transit Administration is set to launch a pilot program that will see seven new zero-emission buses join the agency’s fleet as part of a broader plan to transition to a carbon-neutral bus fleet by 2035. The new buses will be operated out of the agency’s Kirk Bus Division in Baltimore and will be powered by state-of-the-art electric […]

Man steals SHA vehicle, hits 13 cars in wild Maryland police chase

UPDATE: The suspect has been identified as Flavio Cesar Lanuza, 27, of Laurel. Original story below… ——— COLLEGE PARK, MD—A man is facing charges after he stole a MDOT State Highway Administration vehicle and led police on a pursuit that started in Montgomery County and continued through Prince George’s County. The chase started after the man hit another vehicle on […]

State Highway Administration to host five workshops on grant opportunities to expand pedestrian, bicycle access in Maryland

BALTIMORE, MD—The Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration will be hosting five in-person workshops in February and March to review grant opportunities to improve bicycle and pedestrian access and safety throughout the state. The workshops are designed to help community groups, local governments, nonprofits, school districts and education agencies, transportation and transit authorities, natural resource or public land agencies […]