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The Department of Public Works and Transportation (DPW&T) is Prince George's Proud to welcome the new Acting Director, Michael D. Johnson. He has been the Director of Public Works for the City of Annapolis, with similar roles held at the City of Gaithersburg and East Orange New Jersey. Welcome aboard Acting Director, Michael D. Johnson, P.E.
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DPW&T attended the COMTO -MD 10th Annual Economic Development and Transportation Leadership Luncheon with DCAO Holt and our new DPW&T Acting Director, Michael D. Johnson, P.E. It was great to see so many of our transportation partners.
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Congratulations to the Brandywine Highway Maintenance Facility team on winning the Construction Management Excellence award for a project over $15 million and Project of the Year award for all categories.
The award was given out at the Construction Management Association of America (CMAA) Baltimore Chapter annual golf tournament where two students from Morgan State University and the University of Maryland also received scholarships.
The project consists of utility upgrades for gas, water, sewer, and electric, and other elements such as interior furnishings, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, fire protection, earthwork, sitework, landscape, and hardscape.
Way to go team!
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As part of the Spring 2022 Growing Green with Pride (GGWP) cleanup event, PepsiCo partnered with GGWP and created the PGC Proud Challenge. The challenge was created for communities and residents and included the use of the Prince George's County LitterTrak app. Awardees logging the most litter collected and participants who gathered the most amount of volunteers for the clean up activity were presented with awards from PepsiCo.
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The Awardees were:
Award for the most litter collected
City of New Carrollton
Suitland Civic Association, Inc.
Prince George’s Sierra Club
Riverbend Citizen Association
Crossland High School
Award for the most Volunteers
High Point High School
Congratulations to all the Awardees and we hope everyone will join us for our fall clean up event.
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DPW&T is grateful for the heroic efforts of TheBus Operator Jamie Holloway, Dispatcher Nikki Swinson, and Road Supervisor Ronda Campbell in identifying and aiding a missing young lady presumed to be trafficked. Due to Jamie’s, Nikki’s, and Ronda’s sharp-witted and diligent team work, the young victim was returned to the custody of her mother and the police.
Thank you, Jamie, Ronda, and Nikki for an outstanding job and for going above and beyond your duty to aide this young lady. As front line workers we are tasked with critical situations that call for the imperative skillset that these ladies have displayed!
Read more about our heroes in the LinkedIn article below:
https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6945011498574372864/
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The Marlboro Pike Pedestrian Safety Improvements, Phase 1 CIP project represents the first phase in proposed critical safety improvements along the Marlboro Pike corridor. This corridor was selected by DPW&T to address the high incidence of pedestrian crashes along this roadway in the recent past. Pedestrian Safety improvements include a road diet that converts the existing 4-lane roadway to a 2-lane roadway with bike lane/shoulders and turning lanes to improve overall pedestrian, bicyclist, transit and driver safety. The project also includes ADA upgrades to all pedestrian facilities, crosswalks and traffic signals and includes LED street lighting installation. Phase 1 includes Marlboro Pike from Southern Avenue to Silver Hill Road (MD 458) for an approximate length of 4400 feet.
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Starting July 1, 2022, the Maryland Commuter Tax Credit is expanding to apply to nearly all commuting options. Employers that provide commuter benefits to employees who walk, bike, carpool, vanpool, use transit, telework, or implement a Parking Cash-Out or Guaranteed Ride Home program may claim back 50% of the cost, up to $100 per employee per month. That’s $1,200 per employee per year in savings! Learn more at www.ridesmartsolutions.com and contact the RideSmart Commuter Solutions team for free support to build or expand your commuter benefits program at 301-883-5656 or info.pgcridesmartsolutions@co.pg.md.us.
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DPW&T and RideSmart had the pleasure of attending the Bowie Baysox's game on Saturday June 18, 2022. Our RideSmart program manager had a table set up with great giveaways and information on commuter benefits for attendees. The game announcer read out RideSmart taglines several times throughout the event, and they also displayed the banner and logo on the digital screen during the fireworks presentation. The Bowie Baysox announcer ended the night with the crowd yelling “Thank you, RideSmart!." The event had a great turn out with over 200 County employees and their family members attending.
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- July 15, 2022 - August 19, 2022 : Stuff the Bus Campaign
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Take the Vision Zero Prince George's Safety Pledge
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Prince George's County Department of Public Works and Transportation
9400 Peppercorn Place, Suite 300
Largo, Maryland 20774
(301) 883-5600
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