BALTIMORE, Md. — Maryland is moving forward with a plan to build two new Chesapeake Bay Bridge spans and tear down the existing ones.
The Maryland Transportation Authority said it has received final environmental approval for the Chesapeake Bay Crossing Study. The authority said the new crossing will make travel safer and more reliable, reduce harm to the environment, add $23 billion to the local economy and create more than 60,000 jobs.
The study ended this week with the release of the Final Environmental Impact Statement and Record of Decision. Those documents give the authority an approved path forward to build the new spans…