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Crossing the Bay Bridge Labor Day Weekend?

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Plan Ahead-Travel Off-Peak to Avoid Delays 24/7 Traffic Info at 1-877-BAYSPAN (229-7726) The upcoming holiday weekend is known as the unofficial close to the summer season.  If you are traveling the Bay Bridge, we remind you to prioritize safety not only for yourself, but for your passengers and other drivers.  Bay Bridge tolling is all-electronic […]

Keeping Your Bridge Travels Safe

If you have traveled the Bay Bridge this summer, you may have noticed the roadway plates in the center and left lanes of the westbound bridge. These steel plates are necessary for ongoing nighttime joint replacement work and allow crews to reopen the lanes each morning to traffic. In April when it was announced that […]

UPDATE: Bay Bridge Traffic Hold/Bridge Closure in Effect

Motorists advised to call 1-877-BAYSPAN (229-7726) or follow us on Twitter at twitter.com/TheMDTA for current Bay Bridge conditions. Currently, Bay Bridge traffic is held in both directions. Traffic Holds/Bridge Closure (sustained wind speeds exceeding 55 mph for a continuous period of 10 mins or more; or wind gusts persistently exceed 55 mph over a period […]

Inclement Weather Preventing Two-Way Operations

Motorists advised to call 1-877-BAYSPAN (229-7726) for current traffic conditions. Currently, no two-way operations (during which one lane of eastbound traffic is directed to the westbound span) at the Bay Bridge. Two-way is prohibited during inclement weather (bridge wind warnings/restrictions or times of precipitation). Eastbound delays approx 7 miles. Officials will continue to monitor weather […]

Rush Hour May Disrupt Bay Bridge Operations Today

Inclement Weather May Disrupt Two-Way Operations During Afternoon Rush-Hour Motorists advised to call 1-877-BAYSPAN (229-7726) for current traffic conditions. Inclement weather may disrupt two-way operations (during which one lane of eastbound traffic is directed to the westbound span) at the Bay Bridge. Two-way is prohibited during bridge wind warnings/restrictions or times of precipitation. The bridge […]

Traveling the Bay Bridge During 4th of July Weekend?

Travel Off-Peak to Avoid Delays; 24/7 Traffic Info 1-877-BAYSPAN (229-7726) Save your cash for the boardwalk – full-time all-electronic (cashless) tolling is live at the Bay Bridge. Tolls are now collected via gantry on the Kent Island side. Eastbound motorists on US 50 should prepare to merge at Oceanic Drive (Exit 32) prior to the […]

New Bay Bridge Eastbound Cashless Traffic Pattern

NEW Bay Bridge traffic pattern for eastbound motorists with the full-time all-electronic (cashless) tolling system. Three lanes merge down to two at Oceanic Drive (Exit 32). Left lane will open to traffic when two-way (contraflow) is in effect on the westbound bridge (See image above). Weather and traffic volumes permitting, the MDTA will implement two-way […]

Bay Bridge Cashless Tolls Will Go Live May 12, 2020

Fulfilling Governor Larry Hogan’s directive to deliver all-electronic (cashless) tolling at the Bay Bridge by summer 2020, the Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA) announced today that the bridge’s new full-time all-electronic system will go live Tuesday, May 12, weather permitting. Since March 17, in an effort to promote social distancing during the COVID-19 emergency, temporary cashless […]

MDTA Leveraging Off-Peak to Expedite Projects on Bridge

With Maryland’s COVID-19 state of emergency and stay-at-home order in place, the Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA) is leveraging extended off-peak periods from the currently reduced traffic volumes to expedite ongoing projects, inspections, and routine maintenance at the Bay Bridge while minimizing impacts to our customers. In addition, now that the westbound right lane rehabilitation is […]