December 2024 Open Houses

In December, the Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA) hosted Open Houses for the Chesapeake Bay Crossing Study: Tier 2 NEPA (Tier 2 Study). These Open Houses marked a major milestone in the Tier 2 Study. The MDTA shared recommendations to address existing and future transportation issues at the William Preston Lane, Jr. Memorial (Bay) Bridge and its approaches along US 50/301, from Anne Arundel County on the Western Shore to Queen Anne’s County on the Eastern Shore, in Maryland.

Documents and displays from this event can be found in the Tier 2 Archive.

These Open Houses served as scoping meetings to solicit input on the issues that will be evaluated in the Tier 2 Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). This process is being formally initiated with publication of a Notice of Intent (NOI) to prepare an EIS in the Federal Register.The NOI contains important details about the study and is now available.

Open House attendees were able to:

• learn about the seven retained alternatives and their expected environmental effects,
• discuss the Tier 2 Study with the Study team, and
• Provide comments (the comment period ended on January 13, 2025).

There was no formal presentation; however, the Study team was available to answer questions during both the in-person and virtual Open Houses. The same information was provided at each of the Open Houses.

Virtual
Wednesday, December 4, 2024
(6-8 p.m.)

Anne Arundel County
Monday, December 9, 2024
(6-8 p.m.)
Broadneck High School
1265 Green Holly Dr.
Annapolis, MD 21409