Facility Safety, Security, and Background Checks
Performance metrics were established that could provide qualitative results to assess the program’s effectiveness. The performance metrics selected were (1) average number of corrective actions per TTC inspection and (2) percentage of TTC inspections requiring no corrective action. These performance metrics are objective and would provide qualitative results for the MDTA to monitor the effectiveness of the program. When a TTC inspection is completed, any portion of the TTC that did not meet MDOT temporary traffic control requirements (i.e., channelizing device spacing, required taper lengths, proper sign spacing/ message, required longitudinal buffer lengths, installed per applicable Temporary Traffic Control Typical Application, etc.) were each noted as a corrective action. To highlight work zone safety, a Work Zone Safety Award Program has been implemented for consultant teams who display the lowest maintenance of traffic infractions against the number of inspections performed.
In 2020, the MDTA established a background check policy for the Inspection Program, in accordance with the annotated code of Maryland, adopted by the MDTA for criminal background check investigations. Every team leader and assistant working on the Inspection Program must obtain a criminal background check every five years to access MDTA facilities, in particular its complex bridges and tunnels. Regardless of an individual’s credentials, no team leader or assistant is approved to work on the Inspection Program if they do not pass their background check. A designee from each consultant firm submits all confidential personnel information to the Inspection Program team for review and approval.
2025 MDTA Police Fallen Heroes Ceremony
MDTA Police All sworn personnel of the MDTA Police must uphold the laws of the State of Maryland and are responsible for knowing the policies, procedures, and rules and regulations of the MDTA Police as described throughout the MDTA Police Directives Manual and General Orders. Personnel must also conform to the standards established by the MDTA and the Transportation Services Human Resource System (TSHRS). Failure to comply with the standards and rules and regulations as set forth could reflect on the employee’s annual performance evaluation and subject members to disciplinary action. Personnel shall be aware of the ever-changing rules, procedures, and orders of the MDTA Police; ignorance is not justification or an excuse for any violation of MDTA Police policies. In addition to keeping our communities safe, the MDTA Police participate in a number of outreach efforts that emphasize relationship-building, service, and giving back. Officers proactively build connections and meet community members where they are by attending regularly scheduled community meetings, participating in school visits and demonstrations, and hosting large-scale community events like National Night Out, Faith &
Blue, BWI Airport Safety Day, and Trunk or Treat. Additionally, officers act as a community resource. MDTA Police officers serve as child safety seat installation technicians and lead free, lifesaving training including CPR and Citizen Response to Active Shooter Events (CRASE) classes. Finally, the MDTA Police prides itself on giving back throughout the year. In FY 2024, these efforts included school supply collections and donations, charity patch and coin sales to benefit local causes, blood drives hosted at police headquarters, and the 34th consecutive year of the MDTA Police Toys for Tots collections. By partnering with local communities, the MDTA Police are better able to serve our neighbors and those who use and work at MDTA facilities, BWI Airport, and the Port of Baltimore. The MDTA Police hosted its first Community Partnerships Academy in the fall of 2024. This program brought together community members and MDTA employees to learn about the role MDTA Police officers play at MDTA facilities, BWI Airport, and the Port of Baltimore. Participants completed scenarios, handled police equipment, and learned about real cases and investigations. The program was an overwhelming success, and the second MDTA Police Community Partnerships Academy was held last summer.
MDTA Police Graduation - February 12, 2025
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Governance, Risk, and Impact Report
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Governance, Risk, and Impact Report
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