Maryland’s Chesapeake Bay Bridge has reopened after a series of crashes involving more than a dozen vehicles jammed traffic for about six hours Saturday.
The Maryland Transportation Authority prefers Option 7, from Sandy Point to Kent Island, as pictured here from the Draft Environmental Impact Statement on a proposed third Bay Bridge span. (Courtesy Maryland Transportation Authority)
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Before the pandemic, motorists traveling eastbound through Anne Arundel County toward the Bay Bridge endured tedious backups, particularly during beach season when commuters, contractors and vacationers mingled unhappily.
People who live in communities that straddle U.S. 50 on the Broadneck Peninsula and on Kent Island complained of being virtual prisoners, unable to leave their neighborhoods from Thursday through Sunday each week.
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