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Maryland unveils Complete Streets safety project report

Posted on April 24, 2025 by Chris Montcalmo

HANOVER, MD—The Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) has released a final report detailing the successes of its Complete Streets Leadership Academy, a technical assistance program aimed at testing and evaluating roadway safety projects. The program, conducted in partnership with the State Highway Administration (SHA) and Smart Growth America, involved the installation of temporary road safety measures in Howard County, Hagerstown, […]

Maryland Work Zone Awareness Week kicks off, ‘Go Orange Day’ and Unity Ride set for April 23

Posted on April 22, 2025 by Chris Montcalmo

SPARROWS POINT, MD—Maryland officials are warning drivers to slow down and be alert in work zones after revealing that more than 48,000 citations were issued in the first two months of the state’s new tiered fine structure for work zone speed violations. The new tiered fine structure for work zone speed violations, which took effect January 1, 2025, issues fines […]

MDOT opens $2M bikeways grant application

Posted on April 22, 2025 by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD—The Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) has announced that applications are open for up to $2 million in funding for projects that will enhance safety and improve bicycling infrastructure across the state. The Kim Lamphier Bikeways Network Grant Program funds projects that create networks of bicycle infrastructure improvements, including trail connections, on-road bicycle facilities, and last-mile connections. The grant […]

MDTA officials respond to report indicating that Bay Bridge doesn’t meet risk threshold for ship strikes

Posted on April 21, 2025 by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD—A new analysis of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge has found that neither span currently meets modern risk thresholds for ship strikes, and Maryland Transportation Authority officials are responding. “According to publicly available bridge data, available on the Federal Highway Administration’s website, the Bay Bridge has been inspected annually, for more than 30 years, and found to be in safe […]

Maryland earmarks $26K for community tree plantings

Posted on April 16, 2025 by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD—The Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) announced this week that it has awarded over $26,000 in grants to support tree plantings in 12 communities across the state. The funding, which is part of the Urban Tree Program, will result in the planting of 757 new trees. The Urban Tree Program focuses on increasing vegetation in areas impacted by transportation […]

Maryland Aviation Administration appoints new leader

Posted on April 7, 2025 by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD—The Maryland Aviation Administration has a new leader. Shannetta R. Griffin, a professional engineer with more than 40 years of experience in the transportation industry, has been appointed as the Executive Director and CEO. She officially assumes her new role on April 7, 2025. Maryland Transportation Secretary Paul J. Wiedefeld expressed his confidence in Griffin, stating, “I have full […]

Governor Moore appoints Maricela Cordova to MDTA Board

Posted on March 30, 2025 by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD—Governor Wes Moore announced the appointment of Maricela Cordova to the Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA) Board at the board’s most recent meeting. Cordova, who currently serves as the special assistant to the director for transportation strategic projects with the Montgomery County Department of Transportation, will bring over 30 years of experience in the transportation sector to the role. “Maricela […]

Keep Maryland Beautiful Grants Chestnut Land Trust Calvert County

Keep Maryland Beautiful grants award $238,751 for 2025 conservation efforts

Posted on March 21, 2025 by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD—Maryland Environmental Trust has approved 20 grants totaling $238,751 to be awarded for environmental education, community cleanup, tree planting, and beautification projects through the Keep Maryland Beautiful program. Presented annually since 1986, the grant program is managed by the Maryland Environmental Trust – a unit of the Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) – and administered on the department’s […]

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