November 13th, 2024 by WCBC Radio

State officials are seeking public input on their plan for a Chesapeake Bay Bridge that could be up to 10 lanes wide, connecting motorists to and from the Eastern Shore between Sandy Point and Kent Island.

The Maryland Transportation Authority said it will host three meetings in December, one virtual and one each in Annapolis and Stevensville on six alternative plans for the bridge as it moves forward in an environmental study for the project.

Plans have been narrowed to removing the aging current spans and building new spans with four or five lanes in each direction. The spans would be built alongside the current structures.

The eastbound span was built in the 1950s and the westbound span was built in the 1970s.