Maryland Department of Transportation
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Formed | July 1, 1971 |
Jurisdiction | State of Maryland |
Headquarters | 7201 Corporate Center Drive Hanover, Maryland, U.S. |
Employees | 11,000 (FY 2015)[1] |
Annual budget | $5 billion annual budget (FY 2015)[1] |
Agency executives |
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Parent agency | State of Maryland |
Website | www.mdot.maryland.gov |
The Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) is an organization comprising five business units and one Authority. They are: The Secretary's Office, State Highway Administration, Maryland Transit Administration, Motor Vehicle Administration, Maryland Port Administration, Maryland Aviation Administration and the Maryland Transportation Authority. This unique approach provides the state's leadership with the ability to develop a coordinated and balanced approach to transportation.[2]
MDOT oversees the following organizations:
- Maryland Transportation Authority (Transportation Secretary serves as chairman of the Maryland Transportation Authority)
- Maryland Transit Administration
- Maryland Port Administration
- State Highway Administration
- Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration
- Maryland Aviation Administration
Former Secretaries of Transportation
- 2019–present, Gregory Slater[3]
- 2015–2019, Pete K. Rahn
- 2013–2015, James T. Smith, Jr.
- 2012–2013, Darrell Mobley (Acting Secretary)
- 2009–2012, Beverley K. Swaim-Staley
- 2007–2009, John D. Porcari
- 2003–2007, Robert L. Flanagan
- 1999–2003, John D. Porcari
- 1995–1998, David L. Winstead
- 1991–1994, O. James Lighthizer
- 1987–1991, Richard H. Trainor
- 1984–1987, William K. Hellmann
- 1981–1984, Lowell K. Bridwell
- 1979–1981, James J. O'Donnell
- 1977–1979, Herman K. Intemann
- 1970–1977, Harry R. Hughes
References
- ^ a b "Maryland Department of Transportation FY 2013 Budget". Maryland State Archives. Retrieved May 3, 2012.
- ^ Maryland Department of Transportation. MDOT official website. Retrieved 2010-2-17.
- ^ "MDOT head Pete Rahn was hostile to transit. Will his replacement be better?". ggwash.org. Retrieved Mar 18, 2020.
External links
- Official website
- [1] Maryland MVA
- Biographies of former Secretaries