Expect delays as Route 50 & Main Street drawbridge repairs begin
Near year-long project to begin on two Downtown bridges
Crews will begin work to repair and replace dolphins and fenders and perform epoxy crack sealing to the undersides of both bridges over the Wicomico River. All work on these drawbridges should be completed by May 2026. Crews will use intermittent single-lane closures as needed and some impacts to vehicular traffic are expected.
Mark Crampton with SHA tells us, “These things are, if you will, the things that protect the bridges from being struck and damaged. Again, you figure movable bridge, if that’s it, while it’s open, we may not get it closed. So those types of things are just really good for the integrity of the bridges. The boats and the barges move in and out…”
SHA contractor Specialty Underwater Services, LLC of Baltimore, MD, will perform this work.
SHA asks drivers to stay alert, focused, and be aware of reduced speed limits and changing driving patterns in the work zone. Slow down and move over in work zones.
