The Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) will hold an international industry forum for the I-495 and I-270 Public-Private Partnership (P3) Program on Dec. 13 at the Hilton Baltimore BWI Airport. Registration is required for the forum, which is scheduled from 8 a.m. to noon, and is open to industry professionals at no cost. MDOT Secretary […]
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MDOT Offers Hope to 200,000 Drivers
Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration (MDOT SHA) expects to open the fourth lane to traffic in early 2019 to the outer loop of I-695 (the Baltimore Beltway) between Route 40 (Baltimore National Pike) and Route 144 (Frederick Road). The $68 million project is expected to alleviate a long-standing bottleneck for the nearly 200,000 […]
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Allegiant, Spirit Announce New Routes
New routes have been announced by Allegiant Air and Spirit Airlines at BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport. Allegiant Air will offer year-round, twice-per-week, nonstop service between BWI Marshall and Sarasota/Bradenton International Airport, beginning on Feb. 22, 2019. Beginning Feb. 14, 2019, Spirit will begin daily nonstop service from Jacksonville International Airport to BWI Marshall and Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood […]
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BWI Marshall Adds 2 New Popups
Fraport Maryland has welcomed two new operators, Stupid Delicious! Desserts and Finesse Lyfestyle, to the LaunchPad program at BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport. Now in its second year, the program gives startups and small business owners an opportunity to participate in the airport’s retail program and support the region’s small businesses. Tanya Davis, the founder of […]
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Kittleman Announces Transportation Improvements
Howard County Executive Allan Kittleman has announced a milestone in his initiative to improve public transportation for residents: That is, with the arrival of six new fixed-route buses placed into service this month with the Regional Transportation Agency of Central Maryland (RTA), more than half the fleet serving county riders has been replaced in the […]
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Senators praise FAA Reauthorization
U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen recently lauded Senate passage of a bipartisan, five-year reauthorization of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) that will go to President Donald Trump for his signature. In addition to stabilizing grant funding for airport improvements and passenger safety, and right-to-know measures, the legislation includes provisions put forward by […]