If you’re heading to Ocean City, Md. this week or weekend, you might want to plan your journey around some of the lane closures scheduled for the Bay Bridge.
According to the Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA), the westbound span will be closed through Wednesday from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. It will close again Thursday from 11 p.m. to 5 a.m. and then again Saturday from 11 p.m. to 7 a.m. Two way traffic will run on the eastbound span during those closures.
One lane of the westbound span will be closed Wednesday from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and then again Thursday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. for preservation and maintenance work.
MDTA said the best time to travel to and from the Eastern Shore on the weekends are:
• Friday – before 10 a.m. and after 10 p.m.
• Saturday – before 7 a.m. and after 5 p.m.
• Sunday – before 10 a.m. and after 10 p.m.
Starting this fall, the right lane of the westbound span will close 24/7 starting this fall from October to April. The project is part of a $27 million deck rehabilitation on the westbound span of the bridge.
It will close again in fall 2020 through spring 2021, MDTA officials said.
Starting after Labor Day, the westbound right lane of the bridge will be closed weekdays from 9 a.m. Monday to 6 a.m. Fridays. The long term closures start Oct. 1 and run through April 16. MDTA said they will be lifted temporarily during the Thanksgiving holiday.
Then, from April 16 through May 20, 2020, the westbound right lane will be closed again, 9 a.m. Mondays through 6 a.m. Fridays.
All lanes will reopen during the summer travel season, when there’s more traffic.
The rehabilitation project is going to replace the bridge deck surface of the westbound span right lane. They’re also doing deck repairs, sealing the bridge deck and replacing existing lane-use signal gantries and steel rail posts, MDTA said in a release.
That work is expected to be finished by August 2021.
You can keep track of Bay Bridge traffic information by calling 1-877-BAYSPAN or going to Baybridge.com.
