HANOVER, MD (September 16, 2026) – Maryland Transportation Secretary Katie Thomson met today with officials from Carroll and Howard counties to discuss the Moore-Miller Administration’s
Draft Consolidated Transportation Program (CTP) for Fiscal Years 2027 to 2032. The six-year, $21.9 billion spending plan calls for investments to further enhance safety, maintain the state’s transportation system and grow Maryland’s economy.
“Visiting each county in Maryland and Baltimore City to discuss the State’s transportation system with residents and elected officials is an invaluable part of the budgetary process,” said Maryland Department of Transportation Secretary Katie Thomson. “I’m grateful to our local leaders for their vision and partnership in creating a safer and stronger transportation system for everyone.”
The Draft CTP builds on the Moore-Miller Administration’s
Serious About Safety initiative and progress in reducing the number of road fatalities and serious injuries by investing in projects that improve roadway safety for all users. The six-year capital plan also advances critical maintenance needs and invests in projects that will drive economic growth across Maryland.
At Wednesday’s meetings, transportation officials offered details and updates of several projects and programs affecting Carroll and Howard counties. In addition to Secretary Thomson, transportation officials with the State Highway Administration, Maryland Transit Administration, Motor Vehicle Administration, Maryland Aviation Administration and Maryland Transportation Authority attended the meetings and provided updates.
In Howard County, State Highway Administrator Will Pines thanked the county for its support and partnership on the recently completed $2.7 million pedestrian safety project along US 1 at Doctor Patel and Rowanberry drives in Elkridge and said the State Highway Administration hopes to break ground next spring on the $25 million Pedestrian Safety Action Plan project, also on US 1 from Gorman Road to the Prince George’s County line.
In Carroll County, Administrator Pines said work on a shared-use path along MD 27 in Westminster is expected to wrap up this fall, and a $3.5 million safety and mobility project on MD 32 from 2nd Street to Main Street in Sykesville is advancing in the CTP toward construction, anticipated in FY 2029.
Other projects funded for Carroll and Howard counties in the Draft Consolidated Transportation Program, include:
- $6 million in grants in Howard County to support local transit operations, including the purchase of one heavy-duty bus, two small buses and the rideshare program.
- $1.3 million in grants to support Carroll County local transit operations, including preventative maintenance, rideshare operations and one small bus.
- $400,000 for the Carroll County Regional Airport from the Maryland Aviation Administration’s Statewide Aviation Grants program for runway improvements and security cameras.
The meetings were part of the Maryland Department of Transportation's tour of all 23 Maryland counties and Baltimore City to discuss the funding plan and receive input from local officials and the public. The tour continues through October. Dates and locations for upcoming sessions can be found
here. The schedule is subject to change and will be updated as needed.
The six-year Draft CTP outlines capital investments in each mode funded by the Transportation Trust Fund: Maryland Aviation Administration, Maryland Port Administration, Maryland Transit Administration, Motor Vehicle Administration, State Highway Administration and The Secretary's Office, as well as Maryland's investment in the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. The Maryland Transportation Authority's toll facilities are financed, constructed, operated and maintained with toll revenues paid by customers using those facilities.
Following the tour, the Maryland Department of Transportation will submit the Final Fiscal Years 2027-2032 CTP to the Legislature in January for consideration during the 2027 General Assembly session.