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County executive presents Frederick County’s transportation priority letter; MDOT changes to prioritization process noted
Summary
Frederick County’s county executive presented the county’s FY26–30 transportation priority letter, highlighting US 15 funding, Libertytown sidewalks and transit priorities; county staff described proposed changes to the state's Chapter 30 prioritization process and deadlines for submissions.
Frederick County’s county executive presented the county’s updated transportation priority letter and briefed the Frederick County Delegation on changes to Maryland’s prioritization process that could affect how local projects are scored and scheduled.
The county executive told the delegation the proposed State Consolidated Transportation Program (CTP) for FY26–30 includes design and construction funding for the long‑planned U.S. 15 safety-improvement project, and that $7,400,000 is allocated in the current budget for planning and design work. The letter also asks continued support for local transit funding (the county’s buses are currently fare free), expansion of MARC service, and design funds for the Libertytown sidewalk project.
Mark Mishler, Frederick County’s transportation engineering supervisor, summarized draft changes to the Chapter 30 prioritization process proposed by the governor’s office: the county will still provide a priority letter by May 1, but scoring and funding are proposed to occur on a two‑year cycle with off years used for feedback and evaluation. Mishler warned that projects not submitted with complete information during the open window (January 15–February 18 in 2025) will not be scored or ranked. He said the 2025 round is being treated as a pilot year because no funding is expected this year and urged timely submission of project data.
Mishler also noted concerns among county associations that proposed scoring changes—emphasizing transit components or population density—could disadvantage Western Maryland projects. The delegation agreed to take up the county letter for a vote at the next meeting.
The county executive and staff answered delegation questions and said they will continue to coordinate with MDOT District 7 on multimodal and design work for sidewalks, bikeways and trails.
