It's SpringFest in Ocean City, and with that celebration comes the opening of the peak congestion season on the Bay Bridge.
The Maryland Transportation Authority is warning motorists to expect heavy traffic and possible backups at peak hours on the bridge through Sunday because of SpringFest and a full calandar of other activities on the Eastern Shore.
Shore-bound folks who live in the Annapolis and Washington areas might have little choice but to travel off-peak or endure long delays, but Baltimoreans are geographically blessed with the alternative of using a route around the head of the bay -- particularly if they're headed for the Delaware resorts or north Ocean City.
If the Bay Bridge is your only reasonable option, the authority urges that you travel at off-peak hours: Friday after 10 p.m.; Saturday before 7 a.m. and between 5 and 10 p.m.; and
Sunday between 7 a.m. and 11 a.m. and after 10 p.m.