The US 50/301 Ramp Management Pilot Program continues this weekend with one change to the Duke Street exit closure.
Duke Street will be closed and blocked at the intersection of Duke Street and Island Plaza Court (AKA Cleet Street). Traffic exiting from US 50/301 can access the gas station at 101 Duke Street and get back onto USD 50/301 west. Traffic coming off of US 50/301 cannot get to other local destinations on MD 18 or beyond. This is being done to improve safety at this location and manage the flow of traffic.
MD 8 (Business Parkway/Romancoke Road, Exit 37) will remain the same. Drivers will continue to have access exiting US 50/301 onto MD 8 and MD 18 but will not have access to enter onto westbound US 50 at these locations
These detours will be active from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. Saturdays, Sundays, and holiday Mondays (Memorial Day, Labor Day). Detour signs will direct motorists to MD 18 east to Castle Marina Road south to westbound US 50.
This pilot program from Queen Anne’s County, in cooperation with, The Maryland State Highway Administration (SHA) is to encourage drivers heading westbound to the Bay Bridge to stay on US 50/301 and keep MD 18 (Main Street) open for emergency responders and local residents.
Overhead and portable message signs along US 50/301 will alert motorists to the access changes. Travelers are urged to plan ahead – check live traffic conditions before you go with MDTA traffic cameras and advisories at chart.maryland.gov. Information about the US 50/301 ramp management pilot on Kent Island can be found by visiting www.qac.org and clicking on the “Bay Bridge Traffic Info” button.