ANNAPOLIS — The State Highway Administration sought extensions from the Board of Public Works for 66 architectural and engineering contracts on Wednesday after a pair of withering state reviews blasted the agency for skirting the spending panel’s oversight. The board ...

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The State Highway Administration says it is installing speed cameras in a construction zone on the outer loop of the Baltimore Beltway. The agency says the speed cameras will begin operating Tuesday at the Frederick Road exit where the highway ...

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The State Highway Administration hid cost overruns, handed out redundant contracts and skirted outside reviews of other spending while engaging in too-cozy relationships with its contractors, according to state auditors. The Office of Legislative Audits blasted the SHA in July ...

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ANNAPOLIS — Gov. Martin O’Malley has appointed a new head of the Maryland State Highway Administration. The governor announced the appointment of Melinda Peters on Thursday. Peters will be the first female head of the agency. For the past six ...

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Maryland auditors will expand their review of State Highway Administration spending after an initial report revealed a range of ethical, and potentially legal, issues with the way contracts worth more than $30 million were awarded. The audit found the SHA ...

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Neil J. Pedersen, who led the State Highway Administration for more than eight years, will step down from his post at the end of the month, the agency announced Wednesday. Pedersen will remain with the administration into the fall in ...

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