Maryland Department of Transportation

State of Maryland's transport agency

Maryland Department of Transportation

Agency overview
Formed| July 1, 1971; 54 years ago (1971-07-01)
Jurisdiction| State of Maryland
Headquarters| 7201 Corporate Center Drive Hanover, Maryland, U.S.
Employees| 11,000 (FY 2021)[1][failed verification]
Annual budget| $5.5 billion annual budget (FY 2021)[1][failed verification]
Agency executives|

* Paul Wiedefeld, Secretary of Transportation
* Samantha Biddle, Deputy Secretary

Parent agency| State of Maryland
Website| mdot.maryland.gov

The Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) is an organization comprising five business units and one Authority:[2]

* Maryland Transportation Authority (Transportation Secretary serves as chairman of the Maryland Transportation Authority)
* Maryland Transportation Authority Police
* Maryland Transit Administration
* Maryland Transit Administration Police
* Maryland Port Administration
* State Highway Administration
* Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration
* Maryland Aviation Administration

## Secretaries of Transportation

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* 2023–present, Paul Wiedefeld[3][4]
* 2022–2023, James F. Ports Jr.[5][6]
* 2020–2022, Gregory I. Slater[7][8]
* 2015–2020, Pete K. Rahn[9]
* 2013–2015, James T. Smith Jr.
* 2012–2013, Darrell Mobley (Acting Secretary)
* 2009–2012, Beverley K. Swaim-Staley
* 2007–2009, John D. Porcari
* 2003–2007, Robert L. Flanagan
* 1999–2003, John D. Porcari
* 1995–1998, David L. Winstead
* 1991–1994, O. James Lighthizer
* 1987–1991, Richard H. Trainor
* 1984–1987, William K. Hellmann
* 1981–1984, Lowell K. Bridwell
* 1979–1981, James J. O'Donnell
* 1977–1979, Herman K. Intemann
* 1971–1977, Harry R. Hughes[9]

## References

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1. ^ a b "Maryland Department of Transportation FY 2020-2025 Consolidated Transportation Program". Maryland Department of Transportation. Archived from the original on July 4, 2020. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
2. ^ "Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT official website)". Retrieved January 13, 2022.
3. ^ "Transportation Acting Secretary Paul J. Wiedefeld - MDOT". Maryland Department of Transportation. Retrieved February 10, 2023.
4. ^ "Paul J. Wiedefeld, Maryland Secretary of Transportation". Maryland Manual On-Line. Maryland State Archives. Retrieved February 10, 2023.
5. ^ "Transportation Secretary James F. Ports, Jr. - MDOT". Maryland Department of Transportation. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
6. ^ "James F. Ports, Jr., Maryland Secretary of Transportation". Maryland Manual On-Line. Maryland State Archives. January 11, 2022. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
7. ^ "Transportation Secretary Gregory Slater - MDOT". Maryland Department of Transportation. Archived from the original on December 17, 2021. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
8. ^ "Gregory I. Slater, Maryland Secretary of Transportation". Maryland Manual On-Line. Maryland State Archives. January 12, 2022. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
9. ^ a b "Maryland Departments - Former Secretaries". Maryland Manual On-Line. Maryland State Archives. January 11, 2022. Retrieved January 13, 2022.

## External links

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* Maryland portal

* Official website
* Maryland MVA
* Biographies of former Secretaries

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