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Talbot County forwards 2025 MDOT priority list, highlights Route 322/US 50 and Route 33 projects
Summary
County engineers presented the Maryland Department of Transportation priority list for 2025, and the county council voted to forward the listing — citing intersection improvements on MD 322/US 50, capacity and evacuation upgrades on MD 33 near St. Michaels, and recurring causeway flooding at MD 333 — while acknowledging limited state funding.
Talbot County Council voted on May 6 to forward its 2025 priority listing to the Maryland Department of Transportation and the State Highway Administration. County Engineer Ray Clark and Assistant County Engineer Ken Jacoby described the list and answered council questions before the council approved the forwarding by unanimous voice vote.
Ray Clark said the county’s highest-priority projects include intersection improvements at Maryland Route 322 and U.S. Route 50 on the north side of Easton and capacity, safety and evacuation improvements to Maryland Route 33 serving St. Michaels. Clark also highlighted proposed safety upgrades for Maryland Route 329 (Bridal Oak Road) and measures to address tidal flooding at the Maryland Route 333 Oxford Causeway.
“Right now we believe the Idyllwild Avenue merge into U.S. Route 50 is the number one project,” Clark said, noting that rankings can shift depending on state funding and town inputs. He told the council that state officials have indicated limited funding availability and that the county’s list is intended to keep projects eligible for any future funding opportunities.
The listing also bundles three Easton-area intersection projects (US 50/MD 328 Goldsboro Street, US 50/MD 331 Dover Street, and US 50/Chapel Road) and identifies improvements at US 50/MD 662, Airport Road/MD 662, the Ottawa Avenue merge onto US 50, and a request to transfer maintenance responsibility for a portion of Cordova Road (counted as County Road 332). The county included airport projects for the Eastern Shore Regional Airport because the Maryland Aviation Administration is part of the state Department of Transportation and has been an important economic development contributor.
Council members asked about coordination with towns and noted a recently completed traffic signal tied to a private Royal Farms development that removed one town project from the list. Clark said the list incorporated the Public Works Advisory Board and town feedback and that the county will continue to refine priorities with town staff as needed.
The council approved forwarding the 2025 MDOT priority list to state agencies so projects can remain eligible for state and federal programs.
