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Baltimore DOT urges state, federal support to address decades of deferred maintenance
Summary
Director Veronica Macbeth told the City Council budget committee that Baltimore’s transportation systems face a massive deferred-maintenance backlog and that new and sustained capital funding — including leveraging Highway User Revenues and federal discretionary dollars — is essential to avoid loss of critical infrastructure.
Veronica Macbeth, director of Baltimore City Department of Transportation, told the City Council budget committee that Baltimore’s streets, bridges and signals face “decades of deferred maintenance” and that the department is asking the council and the city’s state delegation to press for sustained capital support.
“Decades of deferred maintenance have left critical infrastructure in need of urgent repair,” Macbeth said. “If our city fails to secure necessary capital funding in the long term, we may be unable to realistically afford the replacement of things like the Russell Street Viaduct, the Hanover Street Bridal, or even large swaths of I‑83.”
Why it matters: Macbeth framed the department’s FY‑26 budget request as a response to an infrastructure…
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