Dorchester County - The Maryland State Highway Administration is in the process of removing 92 overhead lights from both of its U.S. 50 bridges in Dorchester County. The Veterans Memorial Bridge that crosses the Nanticoke River at Vienna and the Frederick C. Malkus Jr. Bridge crossing the Choptank at Cambridge will be effected.
The SHA says removing the lights will save energy and cut costs in Dorchester County. Lights will remain on the ramps and approaches to both bridges, according to the SHA The reduced lighting is the result of an SHA statewide highway light inventory and reduction review. The SHA says vehicle lights on cars manufactured today are much brighter than in years past and overhead lights are no longer as necessary as they used to be.
The combined estimated savings in electric power and maintenance is approximately $1,000 per year for each bridge.
