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Harford County awarded $560K grant for road safety
Mar 31, 2026

Harford County awarded $560K grant for road safety

Harford County received a $560,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Safe Streets and Roads for All program for road safety.

Montgomery County is expanding electric vehicle charging accessibility by placing charging stations in areas with underrepresented demographics. (Nathan Schwartz/Capital News Service)
Jan 26, 2026

Judge sides with MD over Trump administration’s suspension of EV charger program

A federal judge ruled the Trump administration unlawfully suspended funding for EV chargers, siding with Maryland and 19 other states.

An automated bus, produced by the company Beep, sits outside the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 14, 2026. (Rachel Weiner/The Washington Post)
Jan 21, 2026

Officials showed off a robo-bus in DC. It got hit by a Tesla driver.

An automated bus was rear-ended in Washington, D.C., during a U.S. Department of Transportation self-driving vehicle demonstration.

Gov. Wes Moore says Jan. 16, 2026, that he and U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy agreed to accelerate the rebuild of the Francis Scott Key Bridge. (Hannah Gaskill/The Daily Record)
Jan 16, 2026

Key Bridge is nation’s ‘fastest-moving’ project, Moore says after meeting with US DOT

Gov. Wes Moore and Secretary Sean Duffy reached an agreement to accelerate the rebuild of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge.

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore smiles during his State of the State address in Annapolis on Feb. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Steve Ruark)
Dec 18, 2025

Moore taps new transportation secretary, energy administration director

Gov. Wes Moore announced new appointments to head the Maryland Energy Administration and Department of Transportation.

In this Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2020, file photo, a worker uses a flashlight to inspect an engine on a Boeing 737 Max 8 built for Southwest Airlines at Renton Municipal Airport in Renton, Washington. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)
Dec 8, 2025

Government waives part of Biden-era fine against Southwest Airlines

The Department of Transportation is waiving part of a fine against Southwest Airlines after it canceled thousands of flights during a storm.

The control tower for Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport is seen at sunrise on Aug. 8, 2025, in Arlington, Virginia. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
Nov 4, 2025

Reported threat halts flights at Washington’s Reagan airport for a time

All flights into and out of Ronald Reagan National Airport in Washington were halted for a time due to a bomb threat, authorities said.

This rendering shows the tentative design for the Francis Scott Key replacement bridge. (Office of the Governor)
Sep 22, 2025

Trump administration warns MD against ‘DEI’ contracts in Key Bridge rebuild

The Trump administration told Maryland officials not to award contracts based on sex or race in the reconstruction of Baltimore’s Key Bridge.

Travelers check into their flights at Newark Liberty International Airport in Newark, New Jersey, on May 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
May 14, 2025

Newark problems, recent crashes put focus on air traffic controller shortage, aging equipment

Chronic delays at New Jersey's largest airport have highlighted FAA air traffic controller shortages and outdated radar systems.

A black plume rises over East Palestine, Ohio, as a result of a controlled detonation of a portion of the derailed Norfolk Southern trains, on Feb. 6, 2023. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announced a package of reforms to improve safety on Feb. 21 — two days after he warned Norfolk Southern to fulfill its promises to clean up the mess and help the town recover. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)
Feb 21, 2023

Buttigieg urges safety changes after fiery Ohio derailment

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg wants freight railroads to immediately act to improve safety while regulators try to strengthen safety rules after a fiery derailment in Ohio.

$765M plan approved to replace Nice bridge in southern Md.
Oct 12, 2022

Demolition of historic Nice Bridge in southern Md. may proceed after judge’s ruling

The demolition of the historic Harry W. Nice Bridge may proceed as planned, dashing the hopes of advocacy groups who wanted to save it for use as a bicycle and pedestrian path.

$765M plan approved to replace Nice bridge in southern Md.
Sep 29, 2022

Groups seek to halt Nice Bridge demolition, preserve bike/pedestrian path

The lawsuit claims the Maryland Transportation Authority conducted a bait and switch.

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