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May 3, 2021
A consortium that bid unsuccessfully on a lucrative state highway project has signaled it intends to press its case against the Maryland Department of Transportation.
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Capital Express Mobility Partners (CEMP) protested the agency s decision to award the multi-billion dollar I-495/I-270 project to a rival, Accelerate Maryland Partners, in March.
That protest was denied after MDOT s contracting officer upheld the agency s process for evaluating the three bids it received.
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On Monday, the agency announced that CEMP has formally appealed that decision to Maryland Transportation Secretary Greg Slater.
The move has potentially significant implications for Gov. Lawrence J. Hogan Jr. s top transportation priority, the widening of portions of the two frequently-congested highways and the replacement of the aging American Legion Bridge.
A consortium that failed to win the right to build High Occupancy Toll lanes in Montgomery County has lost its initial protest, Maryland Matters has learned.
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State immediately adjusts outdoor mask-use guidelines to match CDC suggestions: Northam
Governor also pushes up effective date of change in limits at outdoor sporting events from May 15 to immediately, in time for this weekend s state high-school football championship games
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RICHMOND If you re fully vaccinated against the COVID-19 virus and outdoors, Gov. Ralph S. Northam says it is OK to shed your face mask, as long as you are alone or with others who have completed the regimen.
On Thursday, the governor amended his mask order to align with federal guidelines released earlier this week by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Anyone who is considered fully vaccinated meaning they are two weeks removed from their last or only dose of the vaccine is safe to be outside without a mask as long as they are alone or in a small group with others also fully vaccinated. M
Gov. Lawrence J. Hogan Jr. (R), wearing his hat as co-chair of the national nonpartisan political organization No Labels, convened a meeting of more than two dozen governors, U.S. senators and House members in Annapolis on Thursday and Friday for a bipartisan conversation about infrastructure.
Gov. Lawrence J. Hogan Jr. (R) convened a group of more than 25 governors, U.S. senators, and leaders of the U.S. House Problem Solvers Caucus who convened in Annapolis to discuss ideas, initiatives, and proposals for a federal infrastructure and public investment package. (Courtesy Maryland Matters/Danielle E. Gaines)
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Governor relaxes gathering and venue limits, hints at all the way return by start of summer
The new limits will take effect May 15, but masks, distancing requirements will remain in effect for the near future
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RICHMOND Citing the increase in COVID-19 vaccinations statewide, Gov. Ralph S. Northam said limit restrictions on social gatherings and sports/entertainment venues will be eased by the middle of next month, hinting that if the current trends continue, the limits could be eased completely by June.
The new numbers set to go into effect May 15 more than double the current limits, the governor said in a video message Thursday. In addition, post-midnight alcohol sales at restaurants will once again be allowed, and overnight closures of dining rooms will also be lifted.