Thank you to everyone who attended the February 2026 public hearings for the Chesapeake Bay Crossing Study: Tier 2 National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). The MDTA is currently reviewing more than 800 comments received through testimony, web form, email, comment card, voicemail, and mail during the official comment period, which closed on March 9th. Regardless of how they were submitted, all comments will be given equal consideration as the MDTA and FHWA work toward completing a Final EIS and Record of Decision (ROD). FHWA is expected to issue the combined Final EIS and ROD identifying the Selected Alternative in November 2026. Although the comment period for the Draft EIS closed on March 9, 2026, MDTA will continue to accept comments, however, comments received after this date will not be addressed in the Final EIS.