Chris Conklin receives 2026 transportation leadership award

The award

Chris Conklin, director of the Montgomery County Department of Transportation, received the Transportation Association of Maryland’s 2026 Outstanding Leadership Award.

The recognition places Conklin’s work in roads and transit at the center of the association’s 2026 awards. Montgomery County’s transportation department oversees the county’s transportation work, while the Transportation Association of Maryland is the organization that presented the award.

Conklin’s role

Conklin is the director of the Montgomery County Department of Transportation. His recognition is tied to that public role and to leadership in transportation.

The award does not change the department’s structure or announce a new transportation project. It recognizes Conklin personally for leadership.

What the recognition means

The award gives public attention to the county’s transportation leadership. The announcement names Conklin as the 2026 recipient of the Transportation Association of Maryland’s Outstanding Leadership Award.

The recognition concerns transportation administration, including the roads and transit issues handled by the county department. No additional project, funding decision or policy change is included with the award announcement.