Maryland Department of Transportation

Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT)
Agency overview

Formed	July 1, 1971 (1971-07-01)
Jurisdiction	State of Maryland
Headquarters	7201 Corporate Center Drive Hanover, Maryland, U.S.
Employees	11,000 (FY 2015)^[1]
Annual budget	$5 billion annual budget (FY 2015)^[1]
Agency executives	Pete K. Rahn, Secretary of Transportation Edward F. McDonald, Chief of Staff James F. Ports, Deputy Secretary of Administration and Operations
Parent agency	State of Maryland
Website	http://www.mdot.maryland.gov/

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.^[2]

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

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

1 2 "Maryland Department of Transportation FY 2013 Budget". Maryland State Archives. Retrieved May 3, 2012.
↑ Maryland Department of Transportation. MDOT official website. Retrieved 2010-2-17.

External links

State, territory, and insular area departments of transportation in the United States

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Constitutional offices	Comptroller Treasurer Attorney General Board of Public Works

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