Maryland Department of Transportation

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We’re Serious About Safety as we connect our customers to life’s opportunities and drive economic growth across the state. Monitored Mon-Fri 9a-5p. Social Media Policy: https://tinyurl.com/4np4zbum

When there's a disruption on Metro, getting accurate information to customers is a team effort.   See how Rail, Bus, Police, Power, & Communications teams work together to verify info, coordinate service, & deliver updates in real time via Metro's Integrated Command & Communications Center.

The MTA See Say app, is free and makes it easy to report transit safety concerns quickly, discreetly and effectively. If you see something, say something! Report through the SeeSay app or text 410-888-0675. Tap into feeling safer on transit. Download See Say today!

MTA See Say app interface showing easy reporting of transit safety issues with options to add photos and select organization.

Plans change fast, and sometimes that happens after you’ve already tapped in! 😬 That’s why Metro offers a 15-minute grace period on rail. If plans change, just tap out at the same station within 15 minutes to avoid paying for a trip you didn’t take.

Hand tapping a black payment card on a brown metro fare gate. The screen displays "Tap target below", credit card logos, and "12:52 PM". A blue sticker points down with "TAP HERE". Hexagonal red floor tiles are visible. A green light glows below the card reader. Text on left gate: "prosecuted."

Celebrating nearly 40 years! BWI Marshall Airport Fire and Rescue Driver/Operator Don Ell retired last week after joining the department in July 1987. After providing countless water salutes to others, he was honored with a water salute on his final day. Best wishes, Don!

Don Ell poses for a photo in front of a fire truck at the BWI Marshall Airport Fire and Rescue firehouse.Don Ell receives a water salute marking his final day as he retires from BWI Marshall Airport Fire and Rescue.

Our dedicated crews put a lot of work into cleaning our stations…including the parts you don’t see! Trash thrown behind the parapet wall can increase the risk of fires and attract critters 🐀❌ Help us keep stations clean by disposing of garbage in trash cans located on platforms and mezzanines.

Worker in orange gloves cleans a narrow gap next to a brightly lit escalator in an underground Metro station. People ride the escalator up. A sign reads "McPherson Sq" and "New Carrollton & Largo Town Center." Concrete walls and platform are visible.A Metro worker wearing orange gloves and a dark shirt with a logo uses a long, illuminated tool to clean a narrow channel beside an escalator. A sign reads "McPherson Square Towards New Carrollton Largo Town Center." Concrete walls with visible pipes and wires line the tunnel.

Wasting no time with our Runway 10-28 Rehabilitation project! The temporary closure of the runway began yesterday and will remain into early October. Crews will rebuild the runway, perform grade correction to improve drainage and add LED in-pavement lighting.

Pavement is deposited from a milling vehicle to the back of a dump truck on Runway 10-28 at BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport. The airport firehouse is seen in the background.Pavement is deposited from a milling vehicle to the back of a dump truck on Runway 10-28 at BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport.

Airport camp > all other summer camp. We grateful for the opportunity last week to introduce 50 Baltimore City youth to all aspects of airport operations. Thanks to our many program partners and volunteers for making it a magical time. We're already working on next year's Summer Youth Initiative