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MD cabinet members send concerns to DHS about ICE detention project
Three Maryland cabinet members signed a letter to Homeland Security and ICE expressing concerns about plans to convert a warehouse into an immigrant detention facility.
MD has the second highest commute time in US, survey finds
Marylanders are spending more time on the road: the state’s average one-way commute time rose in 2023 – the second longest in the country.
Head of Maryland Department of Transportation to step down in August
Maryland Department of Transportation Secretary Paul J. Wiedefeld will step away from his duties on Aug. 1, Gov. Wes Moore announced.
Contract appeals board: Calvert Co. SHA project solicitation defective
The bidding process last year for a contract to improve Route 2/4 in Calvert County violated state procurement laws, according to a state board that decides bid and contract disputes. The Maryland Board […]
Maryland shows off new snow plow and infrared reader
HANOVER — The Maryland State Highway Administration is preparing for winter with improved technology that the agency said will clear roads more efficiently, curb salt usage and provide more information […]
Md. officials pretreating roads in advance of expected snow
WASHINGTON — Officials in Maryland are pre-treating roads in advance of expected snowfall. The Maryland Department of Transportation‘s State Highway Administration said in a statement that central Maryland is expected […]
Maryland to seek tech solutions to reduce I-270 gridlock
WASHINGTON — Maryland is looking for new high-tech ways to reduce gridlock on one of the most congested highways in the Washington suburbs. The Washington Post reports the state’s highway […]
Maryland state employee resigns amid drunken driving offenses
A Maryland State Highway Administration employee has resigned after being charged with drunken driving offenses while operating a state car. The Baltimore Sun reports SHA spokesman Dave Buck says 36-year-old […]
Rock slide could keep Md. highway partly closed for month
LUKE — The State Highway Administration says a western Maryland highway that’s been reduced to one lane by a rock slide could stay partly closed for up to a month. […]
Rock slide partly closes state highway in western Maryland
LUKE — State Highway Administration geologists are assessing the stability of a mountainside in the western Maryland town of Luke after a rock slide prompted closure of state Route 135 […]
23 snow plows reported missing from Glen Burnie yard
GLEN BURNIE — The Maryland State Highway Administration has announced that 23 snow plows are missing from a Glen Burnie maintenance yard. The Baltimore Sun reports that the disappearance of […]
Retiring state highways employee honored for his 66 years of work without a sick day
Tim Hyman's photography documented highway projects under construction and the faces of the Maryland residents who built them.
