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MDOT presents $21.5 billion draft CTP; US 301–MD 405 corridor safety measures and town hall set
Summary
Acting MDOT Secretary Samantha Biddle and State Highway Administrator Will Pines outlined the department's draft six-year Consolidated Transportation Program and near-term safety measures for the US 301–MD 405 corridor, including a town hall scheduled for Oct. 20 and a mix of quick-build countermeasures while longer-term work is scoped.
Samantha Biddle, acting secretary of the Maryland Department of Transportation, told Queen Anne's County commissioners on Sept. 23 that the agency's draft six-year Consolidated Transportation Program (CTP) balances system preservation, safety and economic growth and reflects last year's new transportation revenues.
The draft CTP totals about $21.5 billion over six years, Biddle said, an increase of roughly $300 million over the prior final program, and the department estimates that the $400 million in state revenue secured last legislative session combines with federal resources and financing to total roughly $700 million in annual transportation funding. "Safety really is at the top of our list of priorities," State Highway Administrator Will Pines said, stressing…
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