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MDOT unveils $21.5 billion draft six‑year plan, highlights St. Mary’s County projects
Summary
Acting MDOT Secretary Samantha Biddle and State Highway Administrator Will Pines presented the draft six‑year Consolidated Transportation Program, saying it preserves highway user revenues and directs new and federal funds to local safety and multimodal projects in St. Mary’s County.
Acting Maryland Department of Transportation Secretary Samantha Biddle told the St. Mary’s County Commission on the evening of the department’s visit that the draft six‑year Consolidated Transportation Program, commonly called the CTP, is balanced at about $21.5 billion and includes targeted investments in St. Mary’s County.
The draft CTP reflects what Biddle called three priorities: enhancing safety, maintaining the system in a state of good repair and driving economic growth. “We are utilizing every dollar to make strategic investments, along with three key priorities, and those priorities are enhancing safety, maintaining our system so that it's in a state of good repair, and driving economic growth across the state,” Biddle said.
The department said recent legislation and executive actions secured roughly $400 million in additional…
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