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In its statement released Monday, the MDTA said it started a $160 million project in the spring of 2024 to evaluate and study bridge protection at the Bay Bridge. The project has since been completed.

Asked about the Chesapeake Bay Bridge, which carries over 350,000 drivers on an average summer weekend, Homendy said that motorists “have to make their own decisions” regarding safety.

The Maryland Transportation Authority is undertaking a $160 million effort to ensure that the Chesapeake Bay Bridge is fortified against a collapse in the event of a ship collision.

The Chesapeake Bay Bridge is on that list. “We expect a collision once every 86 years by our estimation and that’s higher than we’d like it to be,” lead researcher Michael Shields said.