FEMA grant cancellation to cost Maryland millions; state works to improve protection for Bay Bridge; Supreme Court to hear Montgomery County parents' case on public schools and religious freedom.

State transportation officials said they are working on strategies to protect the two bridges over the Chesapeake Bay following the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge. The response from Maryland ...

In response to a critique from the NTSB, the Maryland Transportation Authority is revealing plans for safety measures to protect the Chesapeake Bay Bridge.

A new analysis found that neither span of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge meets modern risk thresholds for vessel strikes, Maryland ...

The Chesapeake Bay Bridge does not meet a modern risk threshold for vessel collisions according to the National ...

An NTSB report states that the Bay Bridge—built in the 1950s and 1970s—is 30 times more vulnerable to vessel strikes than modern spans.

The long run plans inlcude building giant fenders in the water to protect the bridge from a ship strike like the one that brought down the Key Bridge in Baltimore.

NEWS INVESTIGATES HAS LEARNED A RISK ASSESSMENT IS UNDERWAY FOR THE CHESAPEAKE BAY BRIDGE. OUR EFFORTS TO CONFIRM THAT INCLUDED FILING A PUBLIC INFORMATION ACT REQUEST AND CONTACTING SEVERAL STATE ...