Maryland Transportation Authority

Established to manage Maryland's toll roads, bridges, and tunnels, ensuring safe and efficient travel throughout the state.

Oversees critical transportation assets, including the Chesapeake Bay Bridge, various toll facilities, and tunnels.

Focuses on enhancing mobility, managing day

to

day operations while planning and executing long

term capital improvement projects.

Committed to leveraging advanced technology to maintain and improve transportation systems, from toll collection to traffic management.

Extensive infrastructure projects include significant road expansions, upgrades, and safety improvements.

Core mission revolves around efficient travel and safety, supported by strategic partnerships and a forward

thinking approach.

Appreciate Maryland's diversity and bring services to all communities.

Promote integrity through accountability, transparency, governance, and communication.

Foster innovation to revolutionize transportation operations.

Ensure the safety of employees, customers, facilities, and systems.

Provide exceptional customer experience.

Established Environmental and Sustainability Oversight Committee (ESOC) in 2010 to coordinate agency

wide environmental and sustainability initiatives with monthly oversight meetings.

Installed an Energy Management Control System (EMCS) to reduce electrical energy usage and demand.

Invested in solar‑panel light fixtures for warning signs along ramps and evaluating solar or LED lighting for bridge facilities.

Recycling programs across facilities targeting 15–30% recycling rate; achieved 30.9% in 2012 (Intercounty Connector 78.4%, Hatem Bridge 47.5%, others ranging down to 8.3%).

Opened first E85 fueling station in November 2009; operates nine fueling stations supplying diesel, biodiesel, gasoline and ethanol (E85) with Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasures (SPCC) plans.

Stormwater management initiatives include GIS mapping of drainage networks, building stormwater treatment facilities, pollution prevention plans, silt fencing on construction, pesticide application control, leak prevention.

Partnered in FHWA‑award winning Asquith Creek Oyster Reef (2008), deploying four million juvenile oysters over three acres to improve Chesapeake Bay water quality.