#CHESAPEAKE BAY BRIDGE TRAFFIC NOW HOW TO#
Though Comptroller Peter Franchot, a Democrat, called for the project to be suspended until the state assesses how to minimize residual traffic, Hogan and Secretary of Transportation Pete Rahn warned delaying the project any further could have “catastrophic and life-threatening” repercussions.
24, when the two-year, $27 million project began with the westbound span’s right lane. Larry Hogan said Wednesday that he was “furious” about the traffic backups around the Chesapeake Bay Bridge in recent weeks that resulted from a resurfacing project.ĭuring peak hours, residents of Anne Arundel and Queen Anne’s counties, along with other commuters, have incurred significant delays since Sept. “The problem is we both lack the information to be sure our recommendations will be the right ones.Maryland Gov. “We do have a lot of common ground on this,” he said. He said Monday he empathized with the problem across the bay. State officials took steps to institute cashless tolls after Anne Arundel County Executive Steuart Pittman criticized the decision to use that technology in other parts of the state, but not at the Bay Bridge. Neither idea has gained any traction with state officials.īut he said that the new pattern, which puts two-way traffic on the westbound span to relieve congestion but reduces the speed to 25-35 mph, was put in place after the first weekend of construction caused a 15-mile backup in Anne Arundel County. He said the county has proposed using deputy sheriffs to keep Route 50 motorists from using local roads as a bypass, or holding traffic further west to keep Kent Island residents from being trapped. Moran and other county officials have long complained about the impact of heavy traffic on Kent Island and Stevensville, where the bulk of the county population lives. "There comes a time when the state dumps so much on the citizens of Queen Anne’s County, it just becomes unlawful.” “I’m contemplating we need to sue the state," County Commissioner James Moran said during the Oct. “There is no solution because you are on an island and there is only one way on and one way off,” he said.Ĭounty officials have said the backups also are disrupting transportation for emergency vehicles, stranded commuter bus passengers and created problems for delivery truck drivers. Parents also have problems with picking up their children, Pinder added. The schools went over topics like additional food to serve and extending hours for the staff and teachers. Queen Anne's County Commissioner James MoranĪnne Arundel executive blasts Maryland toll officials after Bay Bridge traffic delays There comes a time when the state dumps so much on the citizens of Queen Anne’s County, it just becomes unlawful. I’m contemplating we need to sue the state. Rahn released a statement Monday saying that the Maryland Transportation Authority, which oversees the Bay Bridge and other state toll facilities, will continue to work with Queen Anne’s officials. Still, traffic has stacked up for miles in both directions. Officials have made several different attempts to curb the disruptive traffic, including temporarily waiving all tolls, and implementing cashless tolling on some days. The work on the 4.3-mile bridge is expected to continue until 2021, with breaks for Thanksgiving traffic and during summer months. The steel rail posts on the side of the bridge also will be replaced. The project will strip away all but the bridge skeleton to replace decking and seal the bridge deck. The five lanes on the twin Bay Bridge spans have been reduced to as few as three as part of a $27 million restoration project that started this month.
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