Maryland Department of Transportation officials and local leaders used the county’s annual CTP meeting to highlight planned state investments in Washington County, including bridge rehabilitation on US‑40, multiple I‑70 bridge projects and pedestrian safety work in Hagerstown.

MDOT said its draft six‑year Consolidated Transportation Program (CTP) funds projects statewide and includes specific investments for Washington County. Acting MDOT leadership described the CTP as a program that increases safety, supports system maintenance and advances economic growth; the department noted an approximate six‑year capital budget of about $21.5 billion in the draft plan.

Maryland State Highway Administrator Will Pines identified several county projects: the US‑40 bridge rehabilitation over Conococheague Creek (a $23.9 million project with a detour period that will not last the entire construction schedule), ongoing work on the I‑70 bridges (with the I‑70 bridge over Saint Paul Road under construction and expected to finish in mid‑2027), and intersection improvements on Maryland 64 and Maryland 66 that are expected to begin design in 2026.

Pines also described pedestrian and bicycle safety projects. The department is designing a pedestrian safety action plan on US‑40 from Garland Grove Boulevard to All Star Court and expects to return with concepts and public input next year. A $5.1 million sidewalk improvement project on US‑40 from Eastern Boulevard to All Star Court is expected to complete by the end of the current year. SHA will also implement a quick‑build Complete Streets project on Maryland 34 in Sharpsburg with speed cushions, parking changes and new crosswalks.

Local officials and the Hagerstown Eastern Panhandle Metropolitan Planning Organization highlighted an ongoing vulnerable road user assessment and local safety plans used to identify corridor upgrades and funding priorities. MDOT and local partners said the department will continue public workshops and coordination as design concepts are developed.

Discussion only: the session was a multiagency briefing on projects and schedules. Direction/assignment: MDOT will complete designs, return with concept materials for public input on pedestrian corridors, and continue coordination with county and city staff. Formal action: no ordinance or vote was taken at the meeting.

Background: county speakers thanked MDOT and SHA staff for coordination and noted the county’s use of ARC (Appalachian Regional Commission) funds on recent local projects. Maryland officials said maintenance‑of‑effort and highway funding formulas remain a topic of local concern.