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09/25/2025 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 09/25/2025 12:55

Maryland Department of Transportation Visits Queen Anne’s County as Part of Statewide Transportation Tour

​FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Maryland Department of Transportation Office of Public Affairs

Officials Outline Six-Year Draft Capital Budget and Provide Local Project Updates

CENTREVILLE, MD (September 23, 2025) - Maryland Transportation Acting Secretary Samantha J. Biddle met today with officials from Queen Anne's County to discuss the Department's Draft Consolidated Transportation Program (CTP) for Fiscal Years 2026 to 2031. The spending plan calls for a $21.5 billion, six-year investment in projects and programs aimed at enhancing safety, maintaining the state's transportation system to keep it in working order and driving economic growth.

"Listening and engaging with local elected leaders and Marylanders is critical in successfully delivering the State's capital program," said Acting Secretary Biddle. "The feedback we receive helps us to better serve the State and deliver a program that aligns with our shared goals to uplift communities and enhance connections to opportunities."


Safety is the Maryland Department of Transportation's top priority. The Department's Serious About Safety initiative is reflected in the Draft CTP, with projects that prioritize the safety of all users, including pedestrians and bicyclists. Serious About Safety builds on the Department's progress and accelerates work toward the State's goal to save lives and bend the curve on the number of fatalities and serious injuries on Maryland roads. To view the full Draft FY 2026-2031 Consolidated Transportation Program, go to ctp.maryland.gov​ .

At Tuesday's meeting, transportation officials offered details and updates of several projects and programs affecting Queen Anne's County. In addition to Acting Secretary Biddle, several other transportation officials attended the meeting and provided updates including officials with the State Highway Administration, Maryland Transit Administration, Motor Vehicle Administration, Maryland Aviation Administration and Maryland Transportation Authority.

Acting Secretary Biddle highlighted the Department's continued progress on the Bay Bridge Eastbound Deck Replacement project and the Port of Baltimore's use of dredge materials to restore James Island.

State Highway Administrator Will Pines noted the agency's commitment to move forward with multimodal projects that improve safety, accessibility and mobility statewide for all users - motorists, pedestrians, bicyclists, transit users and highway workers.

Administrator Pines said recent investments include the completion of more than $2 million in resurfacing of US 301 southbound from Perlee Road to Queenstown, as well as six miles of MD 405 from MD 304 to US 301. He also said crews are nearing completion of the $14.6 million replacement of the US 301 Chester River bridge. The bridge is expected to be open to traffic this fall.

Among other important local investments in the Draft Consolidated Transportation Program:

  • An investment of $506,000 in grants to support Queen Anne's County local transit operations including funding for the purchase of a small bus
  • A highway safety grant award of more than $48,000 to the Queen Anne's Sheriff Department to help support efforts to address distracted, impaired and aggressive driving, as well as pedestrian and bicyclist safety.

The meeting was part of the Maryland Department of Transportation's tour of all 23 Maryland counties and Baltimore City to discuss the funding plan and receive input from local officials and the public. The tour continues into November. Dates and locations for upcoming sessions can be found here . The schedule is subject to change and will be updated as needed throughout the process.

The six-year Draft CTP outlines capital investments in each mode funded by the Transportation Trust Fund: Maryland Aviation Administration, Maryland Port Administration, Maryland Transit Administration, Motor Vehicle Administration, State Highway Administration and The Secretary's Office, as well as Maryland's investment in the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. The Maryland Transportation Authority's toll facilities are financed, constructed, operated and maintained with toll revenues paid by customers using those facilities.

Following the tour, the Maryland Department of Transportation will finalize the Draft CTP and submit the Final Fiscal Year 2026-2031 CTP to the Legislature in January for consideration during the 2026 General Assembly session.

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