The Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA) gives the subsequent journey pointers for this holiday weekend:
Travel off-peak while heading to and from the Eastern Shore. The nice instances to tour the Bay Bridge this weekend consist of:
– Thursday – before 10 a.M. And after 10 p.m.
– Friday – earlier than 10 a.m. And after 10 p.m.
– Saturday – earlier than 7 a.M. And after 5 p.m.
– Sunday – before 10 a.m. And after 10 p.m.
– Memorial Day Monday – before 10 a.m. And after 10 p.m.
Motorists should remain on US 50 to keep neighborhood roadways open for first responders and citizens.
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For real-time updates on site visitors and, most importantly, incidents, comply with us on Twitter at Twitter. Com/TheMDTA. Could you find us on Facebook at fb.Com/TheMDTA? To view real-time visitors’ digital pix on MDTA roadways, visit mdta.Maryland.Gov. Call 1-877-BAYSPAN (229-7726) for twenty-four/7 Bay Bridge traffic conditions.
– Visit baybridge.com to view visitors’ cameras
– To join up for email/text indicators or view actual-time site visitors’ digital camera pictures on MDTA roadways, go to mdta.Maryland.Gov
– Get there faster with E-ZPass! Visit ezpassmd.Com to sign up online and list E-ZPass “On the Go” retail locations.
– Consider the Intercounty Connector (ICC)/MD 2 hundred and I-ninety-five Express Toll Lanes (ETL) in Baltimore during your excursion travels. Visit maryland.Gov for toll prices.
Keeping site visitors moving as accurately and efficaciously as viable is the MDTA’s priority. The MDTA Police will stay vigilant and goal competitive against impaired drivers, seatbelt violators, and criminal activity. Additional MDTA Police patrols may search for bad drivers at Maryland toll centers throughout the vacation weekend.
For your SAFETY and the SAFETY of different motorists and emergency personnel:
– Buckle Up! Every Seat. Every Time.
– Devote your full attention to driving – texting and using handheld cell phones in Maryland is miles illegal.
– Keep your eyes on the street – do not sight-see.
– Do not tailgate – maintain a safe following distance.
– Obey published pace limits and overhead lane-control indicators.
– Avoid changing lanes, even when journeying over bridges and through tunnels.
– Headlights are always required on the Bay Bridge.
– If your car becomes disabled, stay inside and contact #77 for assistance.
– When contacting a dispatch middle, motorists ought to be organized to provide:
The vicinity of the emergency;
A name-lower-back cellphone with a wide variety and
Details of the incident/disabled automobile or different situations.
– State regulation requires automobiles to transport over while approaching an emergency, transportation, carrier, utility vehicle, or tow truck with pink, yellow, or amber flashing lights if you cannot move over, gradually down.
