Office of the Director

It is the mission of the Office of Maintenance to provide leadership and support to all maintenance operations and personnel in order to continuously improve our highway systems, facilities, equipment and communications. This is accomplished through the Statewide Maintenance Quality Council.

Principal advisor to the State Highway Administrator and Chief Engineer concerning highway maintenance, equipment needs, communications systems, facilities management, maintenance budget control, emergency response, inventory reduction, and manpower and resource allocations. Prepares and administers Statewide Maintenance Workload and Performance Budget, Equipment Procurement Budget, Office of Maintenance Budget, Facilities Improvement Program Budget, and the Communications System and Electronics Budget.

Maintenance Budget Oversight - Sponsors and participates in peer reviews which ensure the maintenance operations in the field are performed as planned and authorized, and to an acceptable quality standard, with the most effective use of available funds.

Functions as the Emergency Operations Center, coordinating field operations with the needs of the State Highway System. Also, coordinates SHA emergency operations with the Emergency Operations Center and with other State agencies such as the Maryland State Police, the Maryland Emergency Management Administration, and the Department of the Environment for local or isolated incidents.

Represents the SHA on maintenance related state and national task forces and OOM committees.