By Candus Thomson, The Baltimore Sun
10:07 p.m. EDT, May 21, 2012
State transportation officials hope you’ll do a lot of sightseeing this Memorial Day weekend. Just not on the Bay Bridge.
Travelers headed to the Eastern Shore for the first time since last summer might be surprised. For one thing, the toll has risen to $4 from $2.50. For another, the westbound span is being painted for the first time since it opened in 1973, and scaffolding is likely to be a distraction — and potential hot spot for fender-benders.
“You’re sightseeing. They’re sightseeing. They hit the brakes. You’re still sightseeing,” said Kelly Melham, a spokeswoman for the Maryland Transportation Authority. “Bang.”
More than 1.8 million motorists are expected to swarm the state’s toll facilities from Friday to Monday as part of the unofficial start of summer. Of that total, more than 358,000 vehicles will cross the bridge, the largest potential bottleneck, while more than 435,000 vehicles will travel Interstate 95 north of Baltimore.
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