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Maryland Department of Transportation

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Jurisdiction
  
State of Maryland

Parent agency
  
State of Maryland

Employees
  
11,000 (FY 2015)

Founded
  
1 July 1971

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Formed
  
July 1, 1971; 45 years ago (1971-07-01)

Annual budget
  
$5 billion annual budget (FY 2015)

Agency executives
  
Pete K. Rahn, Secretary of Transportation Edward F. McDonald, Chief of Staff James F. Ports, Deputy Secretary of Administration and Operations

Headquarters
  
Hanover, Maryland, United States

The Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) is an organization comprising five business units and one Authority. They are: The Secretary's Office, State Highway Administration, Maryland Transit Administration, Motor Vehicle Administration, Maryland Port Administration, Maryland Aviation Administration and the Maryland Transportation Authority. This unique approach provides the state’s leadership with the ability to develop a coordinated and balanced approach to transportation.

Contents

MDOT oversees the following organizations:

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

    • Maryland department of transportation


    Former Secretaries of Transportation

  • 2015–present, Pete K. Rahn
  • 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
  • 1970–1977, Harry R. Hughes

    • References

    Maryland Department of Transportation Wikipedia
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