Bridge Repairs to Resume over Sinepuxent Bay in Ocean City, MD Next Week
The Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration will continue long-term repairs to the US 50 (Harry W. Kelley Memorial Bridge) over the Sinepuxent Bay in Ocean City, Worcester County next week. Beginning Friday January 3rd, crews will work 24 hours a day on the machinery room areas of the drawspan, necessitating roadway, sidewalk, and marine channel closures. Weather permitting, this work should be completed by March 17th. While this work is taking place, the two eastbound lanes and the eastbound sidewalk of the bridge will be closed to create a safe work zone. Two-way traffic will be maintained using the westbound lanes of the bridge.
Additional Information from MDOT
Covington Machine and Welding will use concrete barriers, barrels, and cones to direct motorists through the work zone. Arrow panels and VMS boards placed prior to the work zone will alert motorists to the closures and changing traffic patterns.
The marine channel will be blocked with construction barges and closed to all vessels for the installation of new structural portions of the bridge. Vessels that do not require the drawspan to be opened may pass under adjacent spans. The State Highway Administration is coordinating this work with the U.S. Coast Guard and local officials to establish a work schedule that will minimize impacts to marine traffic.
