Snowfall Will Taper Off Tonight, Leaving Wet Pavement The Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration (MDOT SHA) is urging motorists to slow down if they must be out on the roads tonight, as wet roadways can turn icy. “With temperatures overnight expected to be below freezing throughout much of the State, we are asking […]
Avoid I-895 and Use I-695/Key Bridge or I-95
Upcoming Bridge Traffic Switch Moves #895Bmore Replacement Project Closer to Completion Two-Way Traffic on NEW Southbound Bridge; Holabird Ave. Ramp to Temporarily Close Continue to Avoid I-895 and Use I-695/Key Bridge or I-95/Fort McHenry Tunnel Two-way traffic – one lane in each direction – will be switched on I-895 north of the Baltimore Harbor Tunnel […]
MDOT SHA Continues Response To Isaias Roadway Closures
Local Detours Now in Place as Crews Begin Construction The Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration (MDOT SHA) is continuing its response to Tropical Storm Isaias by assessing damage to roadways, making repairs and maintaining detours at four locations across the state. In St. Mary’s and Calvert counties, where there were 18 closures at […]
Teams Named to National Bridge Challenge Finals
Two Maryland All-Female Teams Among Best in the Nation Three Maryland Student Transportation and Civil Engineering (TRAC) Bridge Building Teams, including two all-female teams representing schools in Prince George’s and Anne Arundel counties, have been selected as finalists in the American Association of State Highway Transportation Officials’ (AASHTO) National Bridge Challenge. “MDOT SHA is so […]
MDOT SHA Bridge Projects Receive America Transportation Awards
Dover Bridge, Severn River Bridge Projects Honored by AASHTO, Socrata and Other National Organizations Two Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration (MDOT SHA) projects were honored this week with regional awards in the 2019 America’s Transportation Awards competition. The agency’s project replacing the Dover Bridge won in the Quality of Life/Community Development, Medium Project […]
Bridges Over Suitland Parkway to be Replaced
Motorists Can Expect Traffic Shifts During Initial Work The Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration (MDOT SHA) is beginning to replace the I-95/ I-495 (Capital Beltway) Bridges over Suitland Parkway. Preliminary work has begun on the $34.3 million project, which is scheduled to be complete summer 2021. “Our administration is committed to delivering transportation […]
Beltway Improvement Program at Central Avenue
New Beltway Bridges over MD 214 Will Enhance Safety and Mobility Ramp Closures Required for Worker and Driver Safety As part of the continuing effort to keep bridges safe and traffic moving, the Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration (MDOT SHA) will replace the I-95/I-495 (Capital Beltway) Bridges over MD 214 (Central Avenue) in […]
Replacement of Bridges Over Suitland Parkway
Motorists Can Expect Traffic Shifts During Initial Work The Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration (MDOT SHA) is beginning to replace the I-95/ I-495 (Capital Beltway) Bridges over Suitland Parkway. Preliminary work has begun on the $34.3 million project, which is scheduled to be complete summer 2021. “Our administration is committed to delivering transportation […]
Two Projects Address Structurally Deficient Bridges
Hogan Administration Announces Replacement of Two Bridges in Charles County The Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration (MDOT SHA) is beginning two bridge replacement projects, totaling $16.8 million, in Charles County. The structures are two of the 69 structurally deficient bridges that Governor Larry Hogan pledged to fix in June 2015. “Our administration hit […]
MDOT SHA Completes Transportation Road Show
Record Number of Highway and Bridge Improvements Highlighted Across Maryland The Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration (MDOT SHA) completed its annual Consolidated Transportation Plan (CTP) tour of the state’s 23 counties and Baltimore City to discuss transportation priorities. The Hogan Administration’s investment of $14.7 billion in Maryland’s transportation network was briefed to citizens, […]