State Changes Wind Policy For Bridges

Maryland transportation officials are making some changes to when severe weather could force them to close some of the state's larger bridges.

The  Maryland Transportation Authority which runs the Bay Bridge, the Key Bridge, and Tydings Memorial Bridge and Harry Nice Bridge has now added a policy to deal with wind gusts.

Cheryl Sparks, Director of  Communication for the MdTA, tells WBAL Radio that the agency has had a policy in place to deal with sustained winds but not for wind gusts.

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