Chesapeake Bay Bridge

Preliminary estimates for a future replacement to the Chesapeake Bay Bridge show the proposal for a shared-use path for pedestrians and cyclists could add more than $1 billion to the overall project cost.

The improvements will reduce the risk of vessel collisions.

A new assessment finds the possibility of collision every few years.

“Do you keep putting money in that old car, or is it time to get a new one? Those are the types of decisions that we're looking to make here, just on a much, much bigger scale.”