Baltimore Regional Transportation Board

BALTIMORE, MD (Friday, April 25, 2025) – The Baltimore Regional Transportation Board (BRTB) voted to adopt Resolutions #25-25 through #25-28 during its monthly committee meeting on Friday, April 25. 

The resolutions ask the board to consider a list of projects and goals for Fiscal year 2026, including the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP) and its associated budget. The UPWP is a document that identifies the transportation tasks and studies to be performed by Baltimore Metropolitan Council staff or one of the local jurisdiction members. The FY 2026-2027 UPWP requested $10.8 million for a range of studies, plans and projects.

The other resolutions address initiatives for short-term projects, including:

• Setting the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Goal for FY 2026. The resolution will set a new goal of 28.4 percent in consultant work, as compared to the previous year’s 41 percent.

• Amending the Transportation Improvement Program on behalf of Maryland Department of Transportation Maryland Transit Administration (MDOT MTA) for the Rural Transit Systems – Operating Assistance project to support local transit systems in Baltimore and Carroll County. The amendment seeks to allocate $783,000 in 5311 funds with $183,000 in local and state match in FY 2025. 

• Amending the TIP on behalf of Carroll County for the Upper Beckleysville Road Bridge over Murphy Run project. The amendment will update the budget and is necessary in order to further the project and allow the County to advertise for construction, adding $185,000 in Surface Transportation Block Grant (STBG) funds for engineering with $46,000 in local match and $1 million in STBG funds for construction.

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