The Washington Post - Mon November 02, 2020
Study Finds Maryland Monorail Could Generate Billions in Benefits
A 27-mi. monorail along Interstate 270 between Shady Grove and Frederick in Maryland would generate nearly $4 billion more in economic benefits over three decades than it would cost to build and operate, according to a new study funded by monorail supporters....
CEG - Wed August 26, 2020
New Maryland Route 355 Bridge Designed to Provide Flood Relief
Just to the northwest of Washington, D.C., most drivers are all too familiar with brutal traffic on Maryland Route 355, where it's known as Wisconsin Avenue and Rockville Pike. Where MD Route 355 is known as Frederick Road, drivers can expect temporary stoppages after work ramped up on the construction of a new bridge over Little Bennett Creek in Hyattstown....
Maryland Matters - Wed July 22, 2020
Four Teams Seeking Maryland Highway Contract Clear First Hurdle
All four of the private-sector construction teams seeking to build express toll lanes in the Washington, D.C., suburbs have cleared their first hurdle. The Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) and the Maryland Transportation Authority (MTA) announced July 17 that the four consortia who sought shortlist status have been granted it....
MontgomeryCountyMD.gov - Tue June 30, 2020
Major Road Work to Seriously Impact Montgomery County, Md., Traffic
The Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration (MDOT SHA) announced June 26 it will be working on two major road projects that will a have significant impact for extended periods on Montgomery County drivers....
CEG - Tue June 30, 2020
New I-81 Bridge Project Across Potomac River to Finish in December
Widening and rehabilitation construction on the Interstate 81 bridge project across the Potomac River between Maryland and West Virginia is about 88 percent complete, according to the Maryland DOT's State Highway Administration....
MDOT - Wed June 17, 2020
Four Joint Ventures Make Their Cases for Huge Maryland Interstate Project
The Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) and the Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA) have announced that four private-sector teams responded to a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) to be the developer of the state's I-495 & I-270 P3 Program Phase 1....
Brenda Ruggiero – CEG Correspondent - Thu April 09, 2020
Bay Bridge Work Quickly Wraps Up
Amid Maryland's state of emergency due to COVID-19, Md. Gov. Larry Hogan announced on April 1 that a project involving the Bay Bridge was completed more than a year ahead of schedule. The project, headed up by the Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA) involved the rehabilitation of the westbound right lane deck....
MDOT - Mon September 16, 2019
Opportunity MDOT Workshop Helps Prepare Businesses for P3 Program
Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) Secretary Pete K. Rahn recently hosted a kickoff workshop for Opportunity MDOT, a first-of-its-kind program to maximize economic empowerment of small and disadvantaged businesses (DBE) throughout the state....
Maryland Transit Administration - Thu August 15, 2019
MDOT MTA Celebrates Purple Line Milestone at Glenridge Facility Site
The Maryland Department of Transportation Maryland Transit Administration (MDOT MTA) and concessionaire Purple Line Transit Partners celebrated the completion of the framework of the 170,000-sq.-ft. operations and maintenance facility (OMF)....
AASHTO Journal - Mon May 13, 2019
FHWA, MDOT Unveil Initial Assessment of Loop Tunnel
The Federal Highway Administration and the Maryland Department of Transportation made available on April 17 a 505-page draft version of an environmental assessment for the proposed Washington D.C., to Baltimore Loop Project — the first step in a joint federal-state review of what the U.S....
