Caption BY THE NUMBERS: 156 DECK PANELS REPLACED (SPRING 2024 – SUMMER 2025) 133 PERMANENT LINK SLABS REPLACED 72 TRUSS MEMBERS REHABILITATED 584 STEEL PLATES INSTALLED Approximately 117 TONS OF STEEL USED 31,000 + HIGH-STRENGTH BOLTS USED 256 + GUSSET PLATE LOCATIONS 9,112 TRUSS GUSSET PLATE RIVETS REPLACED
Crews moving precast deck panels into place.
The MDTA began major construction of the Eastbound Bay Bridge Deck Replacement Project in late fall of 2023. The project’s goal is to extend the service life of the existing eastbound bridge deck and improve overall ride quality and safety. The project is being performed in multiple phases during the next several years. Phase 1 work was completed in 2025 and included: utility relocations, stormwater management, replacing portions of the bridge deck on the Eastern Shore side of the bridge with precast deck panels, replacing the connections between the panels and truss strengthening east of the suspension span. Other Phase 1 work that has been added and will continue through fall 2027 includes truss strengthening west of the sus- pension spans and suspension span barrier wall replacement. Crews performed work during off-peak hours to minimize traffic impacts. MDTA’s 2015 Bay Bridge Life Cycle Cost Analysis identified this initial section – known as a deck truss section – as the first in a series of projects to maintain safe and working order conditions for the 73-year-old span. The timing of future phases and other projects will depend on available funding and bridge conditions.
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