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

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 TransportationEdward F. McDonald, Chief of StaffJames 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.

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

2015–present, Pete K. Rahn

2013–2015, James T. Smith, Jr.

2012–2013, Darrell Mobley (Acting Secretary)

2009–2012, Beverley K. Swaim-Staley

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

1979–1981, James J. O'Donnell

1977–1979, Herman K. Intemann

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