The Maryland Department of Transportation released its first statewide
freight plan last week. The plan outlines more than 100 port, highway and rail improvement projects totaling more than $35 billion that the MDOT says will be needed to handle the estimated 75 percent increase in shipping traffic coming in, going out and around Maryland by 2030.
The plan provides no details on the individual costs of each projects,or how the state will fund them.
"Whether you buy locally or ship globally, improved freight mobility is key to minimizing cost, improving competiveness, and managing the carbon footprint of our goods movement," says Secretary Beverly Swaim-Staley.
Source: Secretary Beverly Swaim-Staley, MDOT
Writer: Walaika Haskins