With thousands of car enthusiasts in our resort community next week, Ocean City will be designated a Special Event Zone beginning Tuesday, May 18 through Sunday, May 23, during the Cruisin’ Ocean City event.
The Special Event Zone reduces established speed limits in the zone and increases fines for violations. Additionally, legislation signed in 2020 allows for increased penalties for specific motor vehicle violations. Similar to a Construction Zone, violators will face increased fines or, in some cases, arrest.
During this time frame, citizens should expect to see a significant police presence as officers from multiple allied agencies will be assisting the Ocean City Police Department. Officers from the Ocean City Police Department, Maryland State Police, and the Worcester County Sheriff’s Office will strictly enforce all traffic laws. In addition, significant traffic congestion and alternate traffic patterns are anticipated throughout the weekend.
Spectators are urged to keep the sidewalks clear for pedestrian traffic and should not incite the spinning of wheels or “burn-outs” by motorists. Officers will enforce all laws for spectators who incite drivers and enforce the violations with the driver. Further, with high pedestrian traffic expected, pedestrians are urged to Walk Smart! and always use crosswalks when crossing roadways. Wait for the signal to change, and be sure that drivers see you while crossing.
Get ready for the town to be destroyed
Ocean city is out of control everytime they have a special event involving cars . It’s always drug fueled making it worse and the locals end up being hostage in their own homes
Drug fueled? Rickie, Mary…its that you spewing false information again? Geez
Just think these are the same political leaders pushing for more people to go to OC by pushing BAY BRIDGE expansion and RT 90 expanding. This creates a severe public safety on the highways.
There should be no highway expansions until they can control traffic conditions with cameras and very stiff finds for excessive speed and aggressive driving.
OC is doing it so why can’t the politians give the Police the same courtesy with more man power and equipment.
Why is public safety is more important in OC than on other highways?
Yes adding a 3rd bay bridge or another route 90 bridge without addressing flow control will add to the misery.
They going to add more lanes to route 50 before/after the bay bridge? What about that 2 lane curve at Queenstown? Flowing over the bridge is one thing but the bottleneck when the lanes go back to 2 – C’mon man!
Route 90 Bridges? HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA. Route 90 is one lane – building 2 new bridges for safety and a possible easier exit for evacuation? Route 90 will need to be 2 lanes both ways. The route 589 and 113 exits would need to be widened…..Fast flow still stops at coastal highway.
The current backup on saturdays is at route 589 – that won’t stop.
Then the almost century old Route 50 bridge – when that breaks down (AND it does every summer) the fallout is always routes 90/54 with a shut down of coastal highway.
Figure out how to control current flow (impossible) and replace the Route 50 bridge 1st.
Shouldn’t gas shortage put a damper on this?
I’ve heard that it’s mostly spearchuckers, reacting to teases from Rothschild bankers. MAGA
The cruisers are nowhere near as bad as the H20i idiots.