To win the race against climate change, we need new and innovative projects that deliver cleaner transportation options. Learn more about MDOT’s Climate Focused Funding Portal today. The last day to submit a proposal is NEXT TUESDAY:
Crews are working around the clock to open up the main channel in Baltimore’s harbor. Take a look at some of the efforts happening right now.
#KeyBridgeNews
.
@GovWesMoore
today touted the relaunch of
@mtamaryland
’s
@redlinemaryland
transit project. “This is a great day for Baltimore & this is a great day for Maryland,” he said. The Governor added, “You cannot have economic mobility if you do not have physical mobility."
#MDOTmoves
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ICYMI: At Morgan State, Sec. Ports celebrated the 30th anniv.
@NTCMorgan
Wed. w/
@SecretaryPete
LtoR: CofS Don-Terry Veal, Ctr Dir Mansoureh Jeihani, Sec. Ports, Sec. Buttigieg, Morgan Pres David Wilson, Engineering Dean Oscar Barton, & Provost/Senior VP Hongtao Yu.
#MDOTscenes
Today, we mark one week since the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed. Our thoughts are with the victims and their families as we continue to work to advance salvage and rebuilding efforts.
Congratulations to MDOT’s new secretary, Baltimore native Paul Wiedefeld named today by
@iamwesmoore
. He brings transit, airport & planning experience, ranging from MDOT HQ Planning Director in the 1990s to head of
@wmata
,
@mtamaryland
and
@BWI_Airport
. Welcome home!
#MDOTexperts
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Here's an update on detours and operations at the Port of Baltimore. Drivers are encouraged to prepare for extra commuting time until further notice.
@TheMDTA
@MDSHA
@portofbalt
@GovWesMoore
Due to yesterday’s Key Bridge collapse, drivers will need to use alternate routes around Baltimore. Here is a look at some of the changes:
#KeyBridgeNews
Sec. Jim Ports and
@BWI_Airport
Exec. Dir. Ricky Smith today helped dedicate the airport’s art galleries to Maryland’s First Lady Yumi Hogan. The secretary thanked the First Lady for her commitment to the arts community & enhancing the travel experience for customers.
#MDOTcares
Kudos to
@MDSHA
Team for accomplishing this major, complex repair project in time for the
#FourthofJuly
weekend! Sec. Jim Ports: “Most people weren’t aware of the enormity of the problem.”
#MDOTexperts
#MDOTsafety
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ICYMI:
@GovLarryHogan
visits with Pierre, a 4-month-old Pomeranian at the
@MD_MVA
branch in Annapolis. The governor joined the Adopt-A-Pet event. He presented a Governor’s Citation to the
@aacspca
for its service, and visited with MVA employees and customers.
#MDOTcares
U.S.
@navy_reserve
Lt. Cmdr. Cooper Nordan received a warm welcome Monday at
@BWI_Airport
from his wife, fellow reservist Lt. Cmdr. Jacqueline Nordan, and their son Theodore, 3. The trio will celebrate happy holidays in
#Maryland
with family.
#MDOTscenes
MDOT Assistant Sec. Tony Bridges said the opportunities students in
@BWI_Airport
’s Summer Youth Initiative have this week will introduce them to many potential transportation careers. BWI, he said, is really “an employment center.”
#MDOTstudents
#BWIyouth
#MDOTtakingyouplaces
MDTA Police Acting Colonel Joseph F. Scott presented
@govwesmoore
with an MDTA Police jacket today.
Thank you to our
@TheMDTA
Police Officers and all first responders who are working nonstop as we recover from last week’s Key Bridge collapse.
#KeyBridgeNews
Happy Walk Maryland Day! While the weather's not ideal, there's still plenty of time to exercise your options. Need some more info, including a list of scheduled walks? Go to: .
#WalktoberMD
.
@GovWesMoore
today announced a path forward for the American Legion Bridge, I-495 & I-270 w/ a federal grant application envisioning a transit and multimodal corridor focused on access, mobility & engagement. More: .
#MDOTinnovates
#MDOTmoves
Paul Hubbe, an
@MDSHA
supervisor of emergency response technicians, acted fast when a power line fell across I-95. He enlisted the help of out-of-state utility crews stuck in traffic and they cleared the scene. MDOT Secretary Pete K. Rahn gave Hubbe an Extra Mile Award.
#MDOTnews
In 1973, then-Gov. Marvin Mandel paid the first toll at the Bay Bridge, giving cash to future governor & then-MDOT Sec. Harry Hughes. This week, 47 years later,
@GovLarryHogan
began removal of
@TheMDTA
toll booths as the bridge goes all-electronic by summer.
#BayBridgeWork
Blink and Maryland 🔌 Leading the charge into the future of transportation🔌
@GovWesMoore
@BlinkCharging
Maryland currently has approximately 96,000 registered EV's w/ roughly 1,600 charging stations across the state!
#ElectricVehicles
#EV
⚡️➡️
This morning I joined partners from the local, state, and federal levels for the opening of
@BlinkCharging
's new headquarters here in Bowie.
Partnership produces progress. Maryland will be a leader in the clean energy transition and increase economic opportunity for all.
ICYMI: “We all have families and we want to get home to our families just like you,”
@MDSHA
’s Ben Janson said about why work zone safety is so important. A few years ago, Janson lost a coworker - the crew thinks about it daily as they go on the road.
#GoOrangeMD
#MDOTsafety
WALKTOBER is a great month for Marylanders to enjoy the great outdoors. From rolling mountains to sandy shores, there’s many trails to explore and enjoy. Take a look at the map of Maryland State Parks from
@MarylandDNR
.
#WalktoberMD
Traffic relief can help address
#climatechange
. Nationally recognized EPA model says greenhouse gas emissions decline as speeds increase. Managed lanes allow more free-flowing travel & can help reduce CO2 emission.
#TrafficReliefPlan
#fix495now
#fix270now
Heroes don’t always have capes. Sometimes, they wear construction gear. This week,
@TheMDTA
announced westbound right lane deck rehabilitation was complete. Thanks to all the crews who accomplished
#BayBridgeWork
a year ahead of schedule & during
#COVID19
.
#FrontlineMDOTforYou
#MDOTGreen2023
: With the recent opening of the new Nice/Middleton Bridge in Charles Co.,
@TheMDTA
is transporting about 9,500 tons of material from the old span by barge to create a nearby artificial reef, providing habitat & shelter for fish and other marine life.
#EarthMonth
The grand opening of a 4-mile section of the MD 413 Hiker/Biker Trail is this afternoon. The project, in Somerset County, was funded by $5.5 million of grants from MDOT’s Bikeways and Transportation Alternatives programs.
#MDOTdelivers
.
@GovWesMoore
Sec. Paul Wiedefeld,
@wmata
CEO/GM Randy Clarke & other federal, state & local officials cut the ribbon this afternoon on WMATA’s new Maryland headquarters in New Carrollton. The building will be an anchor for transit-oriented development there.
#MDOTexperts
At an event Thursday at an I-95 rest stop in Laurel, Lt. Jonathan Novack, commander of
@MDSP
Waterloo Barrack, said
#moveover
&
#slowdown
“should be ingrained from a young age in our driving habits. The statistics are alarming & our safety is paramount..."
#NationalMoveOverDay
Google is taking time today to thank Public Transportation Workers. We’re grateful every day for the dedication of
@mtamaryland
and
@wmata
workers.
#FrontMDOTforYou
.
NEW TONIGHT: Paul J. Wiedefeld was sworn in as Maryland’s 18th transportation secretary.
@GovWesMoore
joined by
@LtGovMiller
officiated the ceremony with Secretary Wiedefeld’s wife, Marcia, and his son and daughter-in-law, Hank and Hannah, by his side.
#MDOTexperts
MDOT,
@MyBGE
and
@MarylandPSC
unveiled new EV charging stations
@BWI_Airport
. The stations, in the Cell Phone Lot, provide up to an 80% charge in as few as 15 minutes. Sec. Greg Slater said the stations allow people to be confident they can get where they need to go.
#MDOTgreen
.
@GovLarryHogan
named Holly Arnold
@mtamaryland
Administrator. She was acting admin since June. At MTA, she has overseen its $3B 6-yr capital program, creation of transit-oriented development guidelines & the Central Md. Regional Transit Plan.
#MDOTexperts
At
@MDSHA
’s Statewide Operations Center,
@GovLarryHogan
thanked
@MDSHA
crews for “working around the clock to clear state highways from yesterday’s winter storm.” He called Sec. Greg Slater an “outstanding Secretary of Transportation” & “invaluable member of our team."
#MDOTCares
Earlier this spring, with only a few hours’ notice,
@TheMDTA
Police,
@BWIFire
and MDOT MAA employees conducted a dignified transfer ceremony
@BWI_Airport
for a fallen
@USMC
member. It was our honor to serve.
#MDOTcares
ICYMI: Maryland towns & counties got almost $43 million from
@USDOT
’s Safe Streets for All program last year. The program funds safety enhancements for roadway users. The next round of grant applications is due July 10. More: .
#MDOTpartners
As
@GovLarryHogan
declares Friday a state holiday to mark
#Juneteenth
, MDOT celebrates the “unity and spiritual strength that brought African Americans out of slavery and sustained their dignity and prosperity to the present day.”
Congrats Dermott Foley! The
@blairprincipal
@MCPS
student won 1st prize in
@cspan
's
#StudentCam2024
competition for his documentary about
@PurpleLineMD
& it's potential for transforming our communities. Watch the full doc: & catch it when it airs April 19!
Houston Denney, a vehicle emergency response technician with
@TheMDTA
, administered CPR/First Aid at an accident scene and, a few days later, helped save the life of a driver who was found unresponsive in a car. Denney's dedication earned him an Extra Mile Award.
#MDOTnews
MDOT wishes everyone a safe and happy Independence Day weekend. If you travel, remember to social distance & wear a face covering.
#COVID19
. If you drive, obey the rules of the road. Drive sober, park the phone, don’t speed & wear your seat belt!
#MDOTsafety
#MasksonMaryland
There are other kinds of heroes. Some stay home! Marylanders continue to restrict themselves to essential travel and keep off highways.
@MDSHA
data indicates traffic on Maryland highways was down 51 percent in the first week of April, compared to last year.
#StayHomeMaryland
MDOT HQ, as well as its business units, is collecting nonperishable food for
@MDFoodBank
again this year. Donations for Operation Orange are being accepted through September.
#HungerActionMonth
#MDOTnews
Be another kind of hero. Join MDOT employees and other Marylanders staying home and off transit when they can. As evidenced by an overall ridership decrease of 65 percent for
@MTAMaryland
since this time last year, there are lots of stay-at-home heroes already.
#StayHomeMaryland
ICYMI: James F. Ports, Jr. was sworn-in as MDOT Secretary by
@GovLarryHogan
. He’d previously served 2x as Deputy Sec. & was most recently
@TheMDTA
Exec. Dir. A
@USMC
veteran, Sec. Ports was also a state legislator for more than 10 years. More:
#MDOTscenes
At today’s Work Zone Awareness Week event, MDOT Sec. Paul Wiedefeld urged drivers to
#moveover
, or at least
#slowdown
, when they see workers or anyone on the side of the road. “Things can change in a matter of split seconds,” he said.
#MDOTcares
#MDOTsafety
#NWZAW
Heroes don’t always drive supercars. But some
@PortofBalt
workers do get to drive lots of new cars – which is why the Port has been first in the nation in the number of vehicles handled.
#FrontlineMDOTforYou
.
I-695 KEY BRIDGE COLLAPSE: Media staging at 303 Authority Drive ONLY. Access via Broening Hwy. MDTA PIOs on scene. Details shortly about on-site press briefing.
Speaking at the Thurs. relaunch of
@mtamaryland
’s
@redlinemaryland
,
@GovWesMoore
touted partnerships w/ local, state & federal leaders. “Maryland’s on the move … & we need to make sure everyone in the region can get from where they live to where opportunity lies.”
#MDOTmoves
MDOT joined the Lakeland Community Heritage Project for an event April 22 on US 1 to unveil a roadside marker for the historic African American community of Lakeland in
@CollegePark_MD
,
@PrinceGeorgesMD
. More on Lakeland history:
#MDOTHistory
#MDOTCares
Heroes don’t have to have capes. Sometimes, they wear MDOT MVA shirts.
@MD_MVA
workers have been doing essential work, processing some Commercial Driver’s Licenses to keep other essential employees on the roads and essential goods moving.
#FrontlineMDOTforYou
.
A great moment! RT
@BWI_Airport
: These Honor Flight veterans from Colorado were thrilled to receive such a warm welcome upon arriving here at BWI Marshall.
Another grant, for more than $1.8M through the Transportation Alternatives Program, will go toward repairing and rehabilitating nearly 18 miles of the C&O Canal Towpath surface in Allegany County.
@COcanalNPS
#MDOTCTPtour
(Photo courtesy of
@NatlParkService
)
Maryland’s plan for National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) Formula Funding deployment was among the 1st to be submitted to the Joint Office of Energy & Transportation! To access the plan & provide input, click: .
#MDOTgreen
#MarylandEV
The Moore-Miller Administration brings many firsts. How many lt. governors have led a bike/ped program, like
@LtGovMiller
previously did in
@MontgomeryCoMD
? Under her &
@GovWesMoore
’s leadership, Md. is ready to make big moves for active & sustainable transportation.
#MDOTcares