State Highway Continues to Advance Pedestrian Safety Action Plan Projects
(August 18, 2026) – The Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration is continuing to advance the
Pedestrian Safety Action Plan (PSAP) with plans to begin accepting construction bids for several PSAP projects.
The PSAP program, a priority of the Moore-Miller Administration, is designed to provide greater access and protection for all roadway users, including those who walk, bike and roll. PSAP projects are safety-focused, data driven and designed to deliver immediate safety benefits.
This week, the State Highway Administration will advertise for bids for the
MD 2 (Governor Ritchie Highway) from MD 177 (Mountain Road) to MD 648 (Baltimore-Annapolis Boulevard) project. This bid advertisement is the latest step in advancing Maryland’s PSAP initiative. The first PSAP project to enter construction, a section of MD 650 (New Hampshire Avenue) in Prince George’s County, is on track to be completed later this year.
Complete Streets map of MD 2
In the coming months, the State Highway Administration expects to also begin accepting construction bids for other PSAP and safety projects focused on vulnerable roadway users. These include:
The State Highway Administration has strategically advanced safety improvements for all 23 corridors identified in the Pedestrian Safety Action Plan. These projects are in various stages of planning, design or construction.
“The Pedestrian Safety Action Plan has been a transformational program for the State Highway Administration and is critical to our safety-focused mission,” said State Highway Administrator Will Pines. “We will continue to advance safety and accessibility projects in our PSAP corridors and all across the state to build a transportation network that protects vulnerable users and connects every Marylander to opportunities.”
PSAP projects use various proven countermeasures designed to enhance safety depending on need, setting, crash and traffic data and other factors. Depending on the specific corridor, some of the countermeasures being used in the first round of PSAP projects include high-visibility continental crosswalks, new or renovated sidewalks, pedestrian ramps, bike lanes or shared-use paths, median refuge islands, median barriers, signalized pedestrian crossings and hybrid pedestrian beacons, lighting upgrades, curb extensions and new or relocated bus stops.
PSAP projects support the Maryland Department of Transportation Serious About Safety initiative, a department-wide commitment to advance improvements that drive safety and save lives, as well as the Complete Streets Policy focused on safety and accessibility for all users.
For a list of all major State Highway Administration projects, news and travel information, go to the homepage at
roads.maryland.gov. For real-time traffic conditions, go to
md511.maryland.gov.
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