Chesapeake Bay Bridge Westbound Lane To Close For Construction

ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY, MD — Work on the Chesapeake Bay Bridge is anticipated to begin Tuesday, Sept. 24, with no two-way traffic operations and the westbound lane closed,according to the Maryland Transportation Authority.

The state anticipated starting rehabilitation work on the Bay Bridge after Labor Day, but that was delayed. The closures are part of a two-year $27 million project designed to rehabilitate the westbound span of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge.

Starting in October, the right lane will be closed permanently through April 16, with restrictions lifted for the Thanksgiving holiday. Then from April 16 through May 20, the westbound right lane will be closed continuously on weekdays. All lanes are expected to be open during next summer’s travel season. The lane closures resume beginning in fall of 2020 into spring of 2021.

Preservation/maintenance work and routine annual inspections will prompt a closure on the westbound span Wednesday, Sept. 11, from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. and on Thursday, Sept. 12, from 11 p.m. to 5 a.m. Additional closures may occur Saturday from 11 p.m. to 5 p.m. Two-way traffic will operate on the eastbound span during the full westbound span closures.