Will Examine Artifacts, Property to Learn More About the Area’s Early Residents A log cabin with significant ties to Hagerstown’s African American community is the subject of research this week for the Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration (MDOT SHA). MDOT SHA archaeologists are in Washington County to study artifacts from the cabin at […]
Motorists Urged to Travel Off-Peak Hours Labor Day
Focus on Safety During Labor Day Weekend Travel Close Out Summer Safely; Consult MDOT SHA Website for Real-Time Updates As Marylanders prepare for the Labor Day weekend and the official close of summer, the Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration (MDOT SHA) is reminding motorists to travel during non-peak hours, plan ahead and focus […]
MDOT SHA Wins Transportation Award
For “LOOK UP, LOOK OUT” Safety Education Video Thirty-second Video Urges Teenagers Against Texting While Driving The Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration (MDOT SHA) won a national award of excellence for its “Look Up, Look Out” video urging teenage drivers not to text and drive. The American Association for State Highway Transportation Officials […]
MDOT SHA & FHWA Announce 30 Day Extension on Comments
The Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration (MDOT SHA) and Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) today announced a 30-day extension of the public comment period for the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) and Draft Section 4(f) Evaluation, which is being developed in compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) for the I-495 & I-270 […]
MDOT SHA Completes MD 174 Intersection Improvements
New and Extended Turn Lanes Make Movements Safer and Decrease Backups The Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration (MDOT SHA) has completed MD 174 (Reece Road) at Severn Road intersection improvements in Anne Arundel County. The $1.8 million project began in September 2019. Completed improvements include: A new left-turn-only lane from eastbound Reece Road […]
MDOT SHA Repairing Section of US 301 Charles County
Tropical Storm Isaias damaged the shoulder; closures in effect through fall The Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration (MDOT SHA) is repairing a section of deteriorated shoulder along southbound US 301 (Crain Highway) in La Plata. This section, which is south of MD 6 (Port Tobacco Road / Charles Street) was damaged during Tropical […]
First Virtual Public Hearing on I-495 & I-270
Managed Lanes Study Draft Environmental Impact Statement Set for August 18 Registration open to submit live testimony; Event is first in series of virtual and in-person hearings hosted by MDOT SHA, Federal Highway Administration The Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration (MDOT SHA) and Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) remind the public that the first […]
MDOT SHA Temporarily Closing Crossover at Forest Drive
Motorists Can Use the Sylvan Drive Crossover The Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration (MDOT SHA) will temporarily close the Forest Drive/Columbian Way crossover in Bowie on Tuesday, August 18. Motorists will be directed to use the northern crossover at Sylvan Drive. The Forest Drive/Columbian Way crossover will reopen fall 2020. This work is […]
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 […]
MDOT Continues Response to Tropical Storm Isaias
Several Major Incidents Cleared; CHART deploys enhanced interstate patrols The Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration (MDOT SHA) continues to clean up from Tropical Storm Isaias and will monitor remaining precipitation through this evening. As the storm dissipated, MDOT SHA crews had responded to a total of 130 incidents across the state so far. […]
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