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Motorists who use Maryland’s new High-Occupancy Toll lanes along Interstate 270 and the Capital Beltway (I-495) can expect to pay — on average —…

The Maryland Department of Transportation and the Maryland Transportation Authority have chosen a consortium led by Transurban to handle the first phase of a…

WSSC Water, the utility that provides water and sewer service to Prince George’s and Montgomery counties, made headlines in March when it disclosed that…

Members of an influential federal panel expressed frustration with the Maryland State Highway Administration on Thursday, accusing the agency of failing to do a…

Nearly 70 members of the Maryland General Assembly have accused the State Highway Administration of tailoring a federally-mandated environmental study to fit a pre-ordained…

Maryland transportation officials said Tuesday they will take over day-to-day management of building the Purple Line, at least temporarily, as soon as construction crews…

A 495-270-295 “traffic relief” plan was announced on Sept. 21, 2017 by Gov. Larry Hogan and Pete Rahn, then his secretary of Transportation. Their…

The Maryland State Highway Administration and the Federal Highway Administration have agreed to extend the public comment period for a hotly-contested road widening project…

Myths

Are you kidding? There is a battle of ideas and politics going on about the value of expanding the Capital Beltway (Interstate 495) and…

Gov. Larry Hogan’s proposed I-495/I-270 project will influence transportation and economic development in the Washington region for the next 50 years. Given the potential…