Washington Post - Mon November 18, 2024
Officials in Maryland Propose to Remove, Rebuild Both Spans of Chesapeake Bay Bridge
The Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA) has recommended knocking down both the eastbound and westbound spans of the state's Chesapeake Bay Bridge and replacing them with new, potentially wider spans....
Brenda Ruggiero – CEG Correspondent - Thu October 19, 2023
Wagman - Allan Myers Joint Venture Leads $196M Project
The Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA) is working on a full interchange reconstruction at I-95 and MD 152 in Harford County, Md. The Bid Build Contract is for a $196 million project that is currently on schedule and financed by tolls revenue....
Washington Post & WTOP Radio - Tue April 26, 2022
Maryland Chooses Site for New Span of Chesapeake Bay Bridge
The Maryland Transportation Authority (MTA) has chosen a 2-mi.-wide corridor at the Chesapeake Bay Bridge as the best spot for an additional span, adding that the plan would relieve the most traffic congestion for weekend beachgoers and Eastern Shore commuters....
Brenda Ruggiero – CEG Correspondent - Thu June 17, 2021
Spanning the Potomac: Three-Quarter-Billion-Dollar Bridge Replacement Under Way
The construction of a new Potomac River crossing from Charles County, Md., to King George County, Va., is well under way for the Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA). Thousands of Marylanders depend on the Nice/Middleton Bridge daily for work, business and recreation....
CEG - Wed May 05, 2021
Maryland's Nice/Middleton Bridge Project Reaches Sensitive Work Stage
Southern Maryland's $463 million Nice/Middleton Bridge building project is moving right along, and because of the sensitive construction operations under way, the Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA) has put new speed limits in place for Potomac River boaters....
Transport Topics - Mon January 25, 2021
Maryland DOT Weighs Three Proposals for Major Interstate Projects
The Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) has received three proposals from teams composed of private sector firms interested in becoming the developer for major interstate improvement work. Specifically, the firms are vying for responsibility to oversee predevelopment work on the American Legion Bridge and Interstate 270....
Washington Post - Thu September 03, 2020
Maryland Studying Three Sites for New Chesapeake Bay Crossing
Maryland transportation officials have rejected 11 of 14 potential sites for an additional Chesapeake Bay crossing, saying a new span must be built close to the existing bridge to provide the most traffic relief and cause less environmental damage, according to a state report released Sept....
Maryland Matters - Wed July 22, 2020
Four Teams Seeking Maryland Highway Contract Clear First Hurdle
All four of the private-sector construction teams seeking to build express toll lanes in the Washington, D.C., suburbs have cleared their first hurdle. The Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) and the Maryland Transportation Authority (MTA) announced July 17 that the four consortia who sought shortlist status have been granted it....
MDOT - Wed June 17, 2020
Four Joint Ventures Make Their Cases for Huge Maryland Interstate Project
The Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) and the Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA) have announced that four private-sector teams responded to a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) to be the developer of the state's I-495 & I-270 P3 Program Phase 1....
Brenda Ruggiero – CEG Correspondent - Thu April 09, 2020
Bay Bridge Work Quickly Wraps Up
Amid Maryland's state of emergency due to COVID-19, Md. Gov. Larry Hogan announced on April 1 that a project involving the Bay Bridge was completed more than a year ahead of schedule. The project, headed up by the Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA) involved the rehabilitation of the westbound right lane deck....
