US 50 from BAY bridge to ocean city

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) awarded the Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration a Project Grant of $17.4 million under the Highway Research and Development Program (CFDA 20.200) on September 11, 2025, with an ultimate completion date of September 30, 2031. This project targets improvements throughout the US 50 corridor extending from the Bay Bridge to Ocean City in Maryland, focusing on traffic management, safety and incident management, event management, traveler information systems, and operational enhancements. The project scope emphasizes construction-phase implementation while avoiding right-of-way impacts and minimizing environmental effects.

The deliverables under this ATTAIN Grant will enhance the operability, maintainability, and adaptability of transportation infrastructure and operations along the US 50 corridor. These improvements are designed to support safer traffic flow, more effective incident response, better coordination during special events, and improved real-time traveler information delivery throughout the corridor. The project represents FHWA's ongoing investment in advanced transportation technology and operational improvements authorized under the FAST Act, addressing critical challenges in highway safety, infrastructure integrity, and transportation operations within Maryland's transportation system.

Project description

Improve traffic management; safety and incident management; event management; traveler information; and operability/maintainability/adaptability throughout the US 50 corridor while avoiding right-of-way-impacts and minimizing environmental impacts - construction - attain grant