ANNAPOLIS, MD—Governor Wes Moore will lead a state trade mission to Japan and South Korea next month to promote Maryland’s growing industries in quantum technology, life sciences, and aerospace. The governor will be joined by representatives from the Maryland Department of Commerce, the Maryland Department of Transportation, the Secretary of State, and the private sector. The mission will take place […]
BALTIMORE, MD—The Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration has begun its first Operation Clean Sweep Maryland of 2025. The effort will continue through Friday, March 29, 2025. Although litter pickup is a routine part of daily roadway maintenance, Operation Clean Sweep Maryland is an all-hands on deck litter pickup and debris removal effort held multiple times throughout the state […]
BALTIMORE, MD—Maryland Environmental Trust has approved 20 grants totaling $238,751 to be awarded for environmental education, community cleanup, tree planting, and beautification projects through the Keep Maryland Beautiful program. Presented annually since 1986, the grant program is managed by the Maryland Environmental Trust – a unit of the Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) – and administered on the department’s […]
FALLSTON, MD—Maryland State Highway Administration crews will begin a pavement patching project on approximately four miles of MD 152 (Mountain Road) between I-95 and US 1 (Belair Road) starting as early as Sunday night, March 23, 2025. The MD 152 pavement patching project is expected to be completed in late May, weather permitting. Contractor crews will work overnights Sundays through […]
ANNAPOLIS, MD—In a show of support for first responders, Governor Wes Moore signed three memoranda of understanding (MOU) with labor unions representing firefighters and police officers in Maryland. The agreements, signed on March 13, 2025, guarantee benefits and reaffirm the state’s commitment to organized labor. The MOUs were signed with the BWI Airport Professional Firefighters-International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) […]
BALTIMORE, MD—In anticipation of increased DUI risks, the Maryland State Police have announced increased patrols and enforcement efforts targeting aggressive, distracted, and impaired driving throughout the St. Patrick’s Day weekend. Starting Friday, March 14th, and continuing through Monday, March 17th, troopers from all 23 barracks will be deployed in saturation patrols, focusing on roadways known for high rates of impaired […]
FALLSTON, MD—The Maryland State Highway Administration will begin a resurfacing project on 1.4 miles of US 1 (Belair Road) from MD 152 (Fallston Road) to MD 147 (Harford Road) in the Fallston starting as soon as Sunday night, March 16, 2025. The US 1 paving project is expected to be completed in late April, weather permitting. Crews will work along […]
FALLSTON, MD—The Maryland State Highway Administration will improve sections of asphalt pavement along MD 24 (Emmorton Road) and MD 152 (Fallston Road) in Harford County over the next two weeks. Both projects are expected to be completed by early summer, weather permitting. On Monday, March 10, crews will start work on a $261,000 project to patch sections of pavement along […]