Maryland Department of Transportation

🚨 Keeping Roads Safe 🚨 In #2024, Maryland Transportation Authority Police made more than 670 DUI arrests. 🛑 Never drink and drive. 🛑 Don’t let someone get behind the wheel if that person has been drinking.

🗑️ Help keep our highways litter free 🗑️ It is now easier than ever to Adopt-a-Highway! Maryland State Highway Administration unveiled a new website with an interactive map that allows groups to track projects. Check it out - https://lnkd.in/eMNa6Pfc

Can you perform a range of auditing and investigative functions, including planning, conducting, and finalizing investigations of fraud, waste, and abuse in a timely, effective, and efficient manner while maintaining a high degree of confidentiality in conducting investigations due to their sensitive nature? MDOT is looking for an Internal Auditor. Apply here: https://lnkd.in/enSK86-f

‼️MARC SERVICE ALERT ‼️ Starting January 4, Amtrak work will lead to significant service changes. Arrival and departure changes could be up to 45 minutes. Read more - https://lnkd.in/ewRPkkmj

⚠️ Keeping road workers safe ⚠️ Starting January 1, fines for speeding in work zones increase, and fines double if workers are there. Read more - https://lnkd.in/e6mz2mPt Maryland State Highway Administration

🎉🚗 Happy New Year! Drive Safe, Maryland! 🚗🎉 Make it your New Year’s Resolution to stop preventable highway crashes by following these rules: • Drive Sober. • Buckle up. • Slow down. • Pay Attention. • Share the Road. • Move Over. #Safety

The Purple Line's first seven light rail vehicles arrived in Maryland this year. Each vehicle will have the capacity for 430 passengers. Twenty eight LRV's will be delivered by the end of 2025. Here is a look inside of the vehicles.

‼️ Minority and Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Update ‼️ At the beginning of the year, the cap on personal net worth will increase. The cap is used to help determine certification in the Minority Business Enterprise program. Read more - https://lnkd.in/e8q5btEk

Our highway workers want to return safely to their families after their shifts. When you see workers on the road, think of them as your family. Keep them safe and keep yourself safe. Fines for speeding violations in work zones to increase on January 1st.

🛤️ Improving Railroad Safety 🛤️ Maryland’s congressional delegation recently announced $800,000 in funding to improve #safety on railroads and train crossings across the state. The funding will allow Maryland Department of Transportation to work to reduce injuries and fatalities to rail trespassers. U.S. Department of Transportation