Governance
As part of its commitment to ethical decision-making, the MDTA actively promotes a governance framework that ensures ethical behavior, accountability, compliance, and effective oversight. The agency upholds the highest ethical standards in managing its operations, complying with all applicable federal and State regulations to safeguard the interests of its stakeholders.
Ethics and Compliance The MDTA’s culture works to create policies, systems, and procedures that enable its employees to act and make choices with integrity, operate with strong ethical standards, and comply with State and local laws. The MDTA is committed to upholding the highest ethical standards. Our commitment begins with the agency’s leaders, who foster a culture of ethics and ensure that this is deeply integrated in everything we do. The agency’s core tenets include the following: Seek to always act with honesty, integrity, and respect. Promote diversity, equality, and inclusion. Work to provide high-quality services that have a positive impact on all Maryland communities. Put the safety of employees, community, and contractors first. Encourage consistent and clear communication, both internally within the MDTA and externally with communities. MANAGEMENT OF ETHICS AND COMPLIANCE All employees of the MDTA are required to abide by State Ethics Laws and the Employee Code of Conduct. The Employee Code of Conduct outlines the key expectations and standards by which all MDTA employees must abide. The agency encourages all employees to report all potential ethical issues or violations. The Office of Legislative Audits has established a dedicated hotline at 1.877.372.8311 for reporting concerns.
Long-term Monitoring and Maintenance Long-term monitoring and maintenance are of critical importance to the MDTA, because the MDTA’s role involves the management of road and transportation infrastructure that is expected to remain in place for decades. The MDTA works closely with MDOT to establish long-term monitoring and maintenance priorities, which are currently outlined in the 2040 Maryland Transportation Plan (MTP) . The MDTA seeks to implement a balanced program that incorporates system preservation, expansion, and hybrid projects, and is currently executing on a draft six-year capital program for 2025 to 2030. The 2024 to 2029 program details spending of $3.06 billion on preservation and improvement projects ranging from minor renovations to large-scale construction projects designed to secure, preserve, and enhance MDTA facilities for years to come. Independent engineers or engineering firms or corporations with the appropriate skill and experience inspect MDTA’s bridges, tunnels, roadways, lighting, and signage periodically in accordance with industry standards, after which reports with detailed findings are submitted to the MDTA. In 2023, all facilities were found to be maintained in good repair, working order, and condition. The MDTA inspected 326 bridges in accordance with the National Bridge Inspection Standards (NBIS), and all bridges allow for legally loaded vehicles, emergency vehicles, and school buses to traverse safely.
Environmental, Social, and Governance Report 8
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