​ ​​William Pines is the Administrator of the​ Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration ​​(SHA)​.

The mission of the Administrator's Office is to lead and manage SHA.​

The State Highway Administration is responsible for construction, operations and maintenance of Maryland's s​tate highway system.

The Administrator's Office consists of the administrator and support staff. The SHA management areas are divided among these chiefs:

• Chief Engineer 
  
• Deputy Operations Officer
  
• Chief of Staff
  
• Deputy Administrative Officer
  
• Chief Financial Officer
  

The administrator and the senior management team manage the entire agency - its people, its products, and its performance. The Administrator's Office also serves as the primary contact for the Secretary of Transportation and elected officials on highway-related matters.

These top managers link the Office of the Administrator and ​SHA's team leaders with front-line employees.

Administrator’s Biography

William Pines, P.E., serves as​ the Maryland State Highway Administrator. He is responsible for leading a team of nearly 3,000 transportation professionals at facilities across Maryland. These include the headquarters complex in Baltimore City, the Hanover complex in Anne Arundel County, seven districts, 26 offices and 28 maintenance shops. Working together, this team owns, operates and maintains roughly 18,000 lane miles of non-toll roads and more than 2,500 bridges across the state.

Will is focused on advancing safety statewide, leveraging every available federal dollar, promoting organizational efficiency and collaborating with partners across public, private and government sectors.

Will has served Maryland for nearly 20 years, from serving as an SHA intern during his college years to his current post as Administrator. In 2023, he returned to SHA after serving in various leadership roles at the Maryland Transportation Authority, including as Chief Engineer, Chief Operating Officer and, ultimately, as the agency’s Executive Director.

Will holds numerous professional credentials, including as a licensed professional engineer, a project management professional, a certified construction manager and a certified customer experience professional. He is a graduate of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) National Transportation Leadership Institute. He was selected by the Design Build Institute of America for its 2020 Distinguished Leadership Award and also received the 2023 President’s Award from the American Council of Engineering Companies of Maryland (ACEC/MD)​.​

Will obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Maryland College Park and a Master of S​cience degree in Management from the University of Maryland Global Campus.​

Address

The A​dministrator's office is in SHA's headquarters complex at​ 707 North Calvert Street in Baltimore.

Mailing Address

Office of the Administrator
Mail Stop C-400
MDOT State Highway Administration
P.O. Box 717
Baltimore MD 21203-0717

Send email for the Administrator​ to Special Assistant to the Administrator's Office Trudy Edwards at tedwards6@mdot.maryland.gov​.