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Melissa Williams

Melissa Williams

Director, MDTA Division of Planning & Program Development

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Maryland picks an 8-lane Bay Bridge replacement—now comes the hard part: paying, permitting, and surviving NEPA

Built World

Key planner and spokesperson explaining design choices and cost drivers

Maryland just took the most consequential step in a decade-long fight over the Chesapeake Bay Bridge: it picked a specific build option to replace it. The Maryland Transportation Authority Board approved “Alternative C,” an eight-lane crossing plan that would build two new four-lane spans and eventually remove the existing bridge spans.

Updated Dec 18, 2025