Maryland Department of Transportation

Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT)

Agency overview
Formed	July 1, 1971 (1971-07-01)
Jurisdiction	State of Maryland
Headquarters	7201 Corporate Center Drive Hanover, Maryland, U.S.
Employees	11,000 (FY 2015)
Annual budget	$5 billion annual budget (FY 2015)
Agency executives	Gregory Slater, Secretary of Transportation Tom Curtin, Chief of Staff Sean Powell, Deputy Secretary of Administration and Operations
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.

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
• 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

External links

• Official website
• [1] Maryland MVA
• Biographies of former Secretaries