That's the word in a new letter from Maryland Department of Transportation Deputy Sec. James F. Ports Jr. that started landing in county government mailboxes around the state on Thursday afternoon.

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Transportation and technology will be on the minds of many local officials heading to Ocean City for the opening of the Maryland Association of Counties annual convention. And many of those officials will be looking to Gov. Larry Hogan and ...

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Lawmakers, state and county officials are likely to have a lot to talk about when it comes to how a new transportation funding law is being implemented. The topic is certain to come up as county leaders descend on the Eastern ...

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Officials in Baltimore City and Baltimore County both received letters dated Aug. 9 stating that neither jurisdiction would be eligible for any of the more than $917.1 million the state will set aside for local transportation projects over the next six years.

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Baltimore County officials are balking at a demand from the state Department of Transportation to provide studies for requested projects saying it does not have the ability to do the work and that a new law does not bar that county's projects from being considered for funding.

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OCEAN CITY — Gov. Larry Hogan called on leaders of 157 incorporated local governments in Maryland to partner with him to push his transportation agenda, vowing that his success would in turn help them. Hogan made his comments Tuesday night ...

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ANNAPOLIS — The Maryland Board of Public Works has approved a $5.6 billion contract to build the Purple Line in the suburbs of the nation’s capital. The contract was approved 3-0 on Wednesday for the light rail project in Montgomery ...

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WASHINGTON — The board chairman of Washington’s Metro subway system says it may be necessary to shut down entire rail lines for months at a time for maintenance work. Metro chairman Jack Evans made those comments Wednesday at a discussion ...

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Several west Baltimore residents are opposing a plan that would re-route a train tunnel beneath their homes, businesses and neighborhood centers. The Baltimore Sun reports over 60 residents attended Saturday’s public hearing, urging Amtrak and state, federal, and local transportation ...

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A series of transportation decisions made by Gov. Larry Hogan, in particular his controversial cancellation of the proposed Red Line in Baltimore, is giving rise to a debate in Annapolis over how projects are added or removed from the state’s ...

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