Tag: Maryland Department of Transportation
Transportation secretary says traffic-congestion e...
By Bryan Renbaum | January 28, 2020 | General Assembly | 0 |
Smart ponds creating a splash in field of stormwater control
by Bay Journal | March 30, 2020 | News | 0 |
One of the oldest methods for capturing runoff, the stormwater pond, is getting a digital makeover.
Read MoreState Roundup, February 12, 2020
by Cynthia Prairie | February 12, 2020 | State Roundup | 0 |
Mother of slain black Army lieutenant urges Annapolis lawmakers to broaden state’s hate-crime law; bill would bar murder defendants from claiming they were provoked by victim’s sexual orientation, gender identity; Health Dept. official says changes in required makeup of panel probing maternal deaths might hamper recruitment; Senate OKs bill to ban balloon releases; retailers backing statewide ban of plastic bags; sheriffs opposing bill to stop law enforcement from asking detainees immigration status; Gov. Hogan’s clean energy bill met with skepticism; slew of women running for Baltimore City Council, mirroring national trend; and Washington County gears up to for Next Gen 9-1-1.
Read MoreTransportation secretary says traffic-congestion estimates remain stable
by Bryan Renbaum | January 28, 2020 | General Assembly | 0 |
Traffic congestion estimates in the Maryland-Washington, D.C. metropolitan area are stable despite the region’s rapid population growth, the acting secretary of the Maryland Department of Transportation told a panel of state lawmakers on Tuesday.
Read MoreRising Sea 4: Storm losses pose enormous risk for Baltimore port
by Len Lazarick | July 31, 2013 | News, Uncategorized | 2 |
The Port of Baltimore is a powerful economic engine. With more than 14,000 jobs, six public marine cargo terminals and one cruise terminal within the port, it broke records in 2012, handling, receiving and shipping 9.59 million tons of cargo worldwide. The port is facing a future of more flooding. Sea levels are rising much faster on the heavily populated East Coast, about 1 foot in Maryland alone during the last century. The Maryland Port Administration has plans to cope with the rising seas.
Read MoreTransportation agencies are correcting problems auditors found
by Len Lazarick | December 5, 2012 | News | 2 |
Maryland Department of Transportation has put new measures in place to ensure that all five of its agencies are taking correct steps to modify contracts with approval from the Maryland Board of Public Works, the powerful board consisting of the governor, state comptroller and treasurer.
The department has also implemented a revised contract justification process, which requires agencies to provide more documentation when they seek contract authorization approval from the board, which meets today.
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