A Maryland bill aimed at protecting pedestrians, bicyclists and other vulnerable road users could eventually bring speed cameras to parts of Ocean City if it becomes law. House Bill 256, known as the Vulnerable Road User Protection Act of 2026, would allow the State Highway Administration to place speed monitoring systems in state-designated safety corridors identified as high risk in Maryland’s vulnerable road user safety assessment. The bill has already passed the House and is now in the Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee.

Drivers heading into and out of Ocean City will need to plan for extra travel time after the Route 50 Harry W. Kelley Memorial Bridge fully closed Tuesday for a two-week construction phase focused on the bridge’s draw span.

A key gateway into Ocean City is scheduled to close in one week as the Maryland State Highway Administration begins a major repair project on the Harry W. Kelley Memorial Bridge on Route 50.

MARYLAND - Here we snow again, winter weather is returning to Delmarva as a major storm is set to bear its brunt Tuesday into Wednesday.