Paul J. Wiedefeld Sworn in as Maryland’s 18th Transportation Secretary

On March 2nd, Paul J. Wiedefeld was officially sworn in by Governor Wes Moore as Maryland’s 18th transportation secretary. Secretary Wiedefeld has had a more than 40-year career in transportation that has spanned both the public and private sectors.  He is a former administrator of the Maryland Transit Administration and CEO of BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport.  Most recently he was vice president with the international architectural and engineering firm HDR where he served as the northeast transportation business director.  This is Secretary Wiedefeld’s second turn-time at Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) headquarters as years ago he was MDOT’s director of system planning and evaluation where he was responsible for preparing the department’s capital budget, also known as the Consolidated Transportation Program (CTP) which we still use today.