Maryland Department of Transportation

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government agency state transportation agency

The Maryland Department of Transportation is the statewide agency responsible for planning, building, operating, and maintaining Maryland’s transportation systems, including highways, transit, ports, aviation, and rail services.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Maryland Department of Transportation canonical	45
Maryland State Highway Administration	2
Maryland Transit Administration	2
MDOT	1
Maryland Department of Transportation offices	1
Maryland Port Administration	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T137340 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Maryland Department of Transportation
Context triple: [MARC Train, governingBody, Maryland Department of Transportation]

A. Virginia Department of Transportation
The Virginia Department of Transportation is the state agency responsible for planning, building, and maintaining Virginia’s highway system and other transportation infrastructure.
B. Maine Department of Transportation
The Maine Department of Transportation is the state government agency responsible for planning, building, and maintaining Maine’s transportation infrastructure, including highways, bridges, and related facilities.
C. Massachusetts Department of Transportation
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation is the state agency responsible for planning, building, and maintaining Massachusetts’ transportation infrastructure, including highways, public transit, and other mobility systems.
D. Potomac and Rappahannock Transportation Commission
The Potomac and Rappahannock Transportation Commission is a regional transit agency in Northern Virginia that oversees and funds commuter rail and bus services for member jurisdictions south of Washington, D.C.
E. Massachusetts Turnpike Authority
The Massachusetts Turnpike Authority was a former state agency that operated and maintained the Massachusetts Turnpike and related transportation facilities before its functions were absorbed into the Massachusetts Department of Transportation.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Maryland Department of Transportation
Target entity description: The Maryland Department of Transportation is the statewide agency responsible for planning, building, operating, and maintaining Maryland’s transportation systems, including highways, transit, ports, aviation, and rail services.

A. Virginia Department of Transportation
The Virginia Department of Transportation is the state agency responsible for planning, building, and maintaining Virginia’s highway system and other transportation infrastructure.
B. Maine Department of Transportation
The Maine Department of Transportation is the state government agency responsible for planning, building, and maintaining Maine’s transportation infrastructure, including highways, bridges, and related facilities.
C. Massachusetts Department of Transportation
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation is the state agency responsible for planning, building, and maintaining Massachusetts’ transportation infrastructure, including highways, public transit, and other mobility systems.
D. Potomac and Rappahannock Transportation Commission
The Potomac and Rappahannock Transportation Commission is a regional transit agency in Northern Virginia that oversees and funds commuter rail and bus services for member jurisdictions south of Washington, D.C.
E. Massachusetts Turnpike Authority
The Massachusetts Turnpike Authority was a former state agency that operated and maintained the Massachusetts Turnpike and related transportation facilities before its functions were absorbed into the Massachusetts Department of Transportation.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	government agency ⓘ state transportation agency ⓘ
abbreviation	MDOT ⓘ linked to: Maryland Department of Transportation
collaboratesWith	United States Department of Transportation ⓘ regional and local transportation agencies in Maryland ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
employs	civil servants ⓘ
follows	transportation policies of the State of Maryland ⓘ
foundedBy	State of Maryland government ⓘ linked to: Government of Maryland
fundedBy	federal transportation funds ⓘ state budget of Maryland ⓘ
goal	to provide safe, efficient, and accessible transportation in Maryland ⓘ
hasCabinetLevelStatus	true ⓘ
hasDivision	Maryland Aviation Administration ⓘ Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration ⓘ Maryland Port Administration ⓘ Maryland State Highway Administration ⓘ linked to: Maryland Department of Transportation Maryland Transit Administration ⓘ Maryland Transportation Authority ⓘ
hasOfficialWebsite	https://www.mdot.maryland.gov ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Anne Arundel County, Maryland ⓘ linked to: Anne Arundel County Hanover, Maryland ⓘ
implements	state transportation plans ⓘ transportation safety programs in Maryland ⓘ
jurisdiction	State of Maryland ⓘ linked to: Maryland
locatedInTimeZone	Eastern Time Zone ⓘ
operatesInSector	transportation ⓘ
oversees	Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport ⓘ Maryland’s state highway system ⓘ Maryland’s state-owned transit services ⓘ Port of Baltimore ⓘ
parentOrganization	Government of Maryland ⓘ
regulates	commercial transportation operations in Maryland ⓘ driver licensing in Maryland ⓘ vehicle registration in Maryland ⓘ
responsibleFor	aviation facilities in Maryland ⓘ construction of transportation infrastructure in Maryland ⓘ highways in Maryland ⓘ maintenance of Maryland’s transportation systems ⓘ operation of Maryland’s transportation systems ⓘ ports in Maryland ⓘ rail services in Maryland ⓘ statewide transportation planning in Maryland ⓘ transit services in Maryland ⓘ
subordinateTo	Governor of Maryland ⓘ