The Virginia Department of Transportation has announced the reopening of Shields Bridge Road with the ahead-of-schedule completion of a new bridge over the Occohannock Creek.

The Maryland Transportation Authority has announced public hearings for the Chesapeake Bay Crossing Study: Tier 2 National Environmental Policy Act. These hearings will provide members of the public with an opportunity to review the proposed project for a new and improved Chesapeake Bay Crossing and submit comments and testimony about it.