Maryland State Highway Administration

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Maryland State Highway Administration
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Agency overview
Formed1908;116 years ago (1908) (as State Roads Commission)
Jurisdiction Maryland
Headquarters"707 Building", 707 North Calvert Street, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. 21202
Agency executive
  • William Pines, Administrator
Parent agency Maryland Department of Transportation
Website roads.maryland.gov
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Agency headquarters in Baltimore

The Maryland State Highway Administration (MDSHA, MDOT SHA, or simply SHA) is the state mode responsible for maintaining Maryland's numbered highways [1] outside Baltimore. [2] Formed originally under authority of the General Assembly of Maryland in 1908 as the State Roads Commission (SRC), under the direction of the executive branch of state government headed by the governor of Maryland, [3] it is tasked with maintaining non-tolled/free bridges throughout the state, removing snow from the state's major thoroughfares, administering the state's "adopt-a-highway" program, and both developing and maintaining the state's freeway/expressway system.[ citation needed ] There was a reorganization of the several commissions, bureaus, boards, and assorted minor agencies with departments of the executive branch and establishment of the governor's cabinet in the early 1970s following the adoption of several individual reorganization recommendations after the rejection by the voters in a November 1968 referendum of the 1968 proposed overall new state constitution prepared by the 1967–1968 Constitutional Convention. SHA is now a division of the larger establishment of the Maryland Department of Transportation and is currently overseen by an administrator. [4] [5]

Contents

MDOT SHA headquarters is located in the city of Baltimore and houses numerous divisions and offices, including:

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Signal testing at the Office of Traffic and Safety
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MDOT SHA sign shop

MDOT SHA also maintains a complex in Hanover, which is home to:

Districts

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MDSHA sign sticker.

There are seven districts in the state. These districts at the least, have divisions for traffic, construction, maintenance, and utilities. Each district also oversees several maintenance shops—typically one per county. The following is a table of the districts, counties within their jurisdiction, and their respective headquarters. [10]

DistrictCountiesHeadquarters
Wicomico County

Worcester County
Somerset County
Dorchester County

Salisbury
Cecil County

Kent County
Queen Anne's County
Talbot County
Caroline County

Chestertown
Montgomery County

Prince George's County

Greenbelt
Baltimore County

Harford County

Cockeysville
Anne Arundel County

Calvert County
Charles County
Saint Mary's County

Annapolis
Washington County

Allegany County
Garrett County

La Vale
Frederick County

Howard County
Carroll County

Frederick

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References

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