HANOVER, MD (October 7, 2026) – Maryland Transportation Secretary Katie Thomson met today with officials from Cecil and Harford 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 Cecil and Harford counties. In addition to Secretary Thomson, transportation officials with the State Highway Administration, Maryland Transit Administration, Motor Vehicle Administration, Maryland Aviation Administration, Maryland Port Administration and Maryland Transportation Authority attended the meetings and provided updates.
In Cecil County, State Highway Administrator Will Pines said work is essentially complete on the $4.4 million-dollar Delaware Avenue pedestrian bridge and sidewalk project in Elkton. A new pedestrian bridge over Big Elk Creek allows walkers and cyclists to avoid the vehicular bridge, which lacks shoulders, and provides much safer access to nearby Meadow Park.
In Harford County, Administrator Pines said the $25.3 million dollar project to replace the US 1 Bridge over Winters Run and Tollgate Road in Bel Air is in the final design stage. Construction is expected to start in the spring of 2027 and continue into 2030.
Other projects funded for Cecil and Harford counties in the Draft Consolidated Transportation Program include:
- $1.8 million to support local transit operations in Cecil County including advancing the Cecil County Hub Facility project, preventative maintenance and the purchase of one small bus.
- $14 million to Harford County for supporting local transit operations including $8.8 million for the design and engineering of a new transit facility, funding to support preventative maintenance, the purchase of two small buses and two heavy-duty buses and the rideshare program.
- $190,000 from the Maryland Aviation Administration’s Statewide Aviation Grants program to support taxiway enhancements at Harford County Airport.
- Two Kim Lamphier Bikeways program grants in Cecil County: $200,000 for Port Deposit to advance design for a shared-use path on the Lower Susquehanna Heritage Greenway from MD 269 to Conowingo Park; and another $200,000 for the Town of North East toward design of bike facilities on MD 272 and MD 7.
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.