Wed December 27, 2017
MDOT SHA Receives Federal Funds to Advance e-Construction
The Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration (MDOT SHA) will further advance the state's e-construction initiatives with the purchase of new electronic devices. Through the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Every Day Counts program, MDOT SHA has received $100,000 to buy iPads that will be used to document construction projects....
Wed December 27, 2017
Ritchie Bros. North East Sale Attracts Worldwide Bidders
More than 3,150 bidders participated online and in person Dec. 19 at Ritchie Bros.' multi-million-dollar unreserved public equipment auction in North East, Md. With bidders from 43 countries, approximately 84 percent of the equipment in the auction was sold to out-of-state buyers, from as far away as Belgium, Ukraine and Egypt....
Mon December 18, 2017
Genie Expands Its Sales Team in North America
Committed to earning customers' business with responsive support, Genie has hired six new sales representatives in North America to represent the company — Dickey Bennett, Justin Kelley, Dave Porter, Tim Schmidt, Mike Shaw and Brad Trask....
Emily Buenzle - Fri December 15, 2017
Amtrak Names Firms for Baltimore's Penn Station Renovation
Amtrak has chosen a group of firms to spearhead an extensive redevelopment of Baltimore's Penn Station. The company announced Dec. 14 that it will negotiate solely with Penn Station Partners, a group made up of Beatty Development, Armada Hoffler Properties, Cross Street Partners and Gensler and more, the Baltimore Sun reported....
Mon December 11, 2017
Record Number of Highway, Bridge Improvements Highlighted in 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....
Brenda Ruggiero - Mon December 11, 2017
Army Corps Works to Renourish Beach in Ocean City, Md.
The U.S Army Corps of Engineers is currently in charge of a beach renourishment project in Ocean City, Md. The work is a periodic renourishment of the existing Atlantic Coast of Maryland Shoreline Protection Project, a coastal storm management project initially completed in the early 1990s....
Mon December 11, 2017
Gov. Hogan Announces Start of $65.5M I-270/MD 85 Project
The Hogan Administration announces the beginning of the $65.5 million reconstruction project of the I-270/MD 85 (Buckeystown Pike) interchange. The project will replace two structurally deficient bridges, reduce congestion, improve safety, and benefit thousands of motorists....
Thu December 07, 2017
Maryland DOT Closes Bridge After Being Struck
The Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration (MDOT SHA) has closed the MD 355 (Urbana Pike) Bridge over the Monocacy River in Frederick County after it was struck by a commercial vehicle....
Thu November 30, 2017
Hogan Administration Announces Plans for International Industry Forum for Traffic Relief Plan
The Hogan Administration recently announced plans for an international industry forum to be held by the Maryland Department of Transportation on Dec. 13 at the BWI Marriott about Maryland's transformational Traffic Relief Plan (TRP) unveiled mid-September....
Wed November 22, 2017
Gov., Community Celebrate Completion of MD 404 Expansion on Maryland's Eastern Shore
Governor Larry Hogan was joined Nov. 22 by area residents, local business leaders, and officials to celebrate the long-awaited improvement of one of the Eastern Shore's primary corridors – MD 404....
