The FHWA in coordination with the Maryland Transportation Authority MDTA is issuing this Notice of Intent to solicit comments and advise the public agencies and stakeholders that an environmental impact statement will be prepared for the Chesapeake Bay Crossing Study: Tier 2 NEPA Tier 2 Study to address existing and future transportation issues at the William Preston Lane Jr. Memorial Bay Bridge and its approaches along U.S. 50301 from Anne Arundel County on the Western Shore to Queen Anne's County on the Eastern Shore in Maryland. The unique identification number for this project is EISXXMD-1729253019. This NOI contains a summary of the information required in the Council on Environmental Quality CEQ regulations. This NOI should be reviewed together with the NOI Additional Project Information Document which contains important details about the study information on the Purpose and Need for the proposed action alternatives considered and expected impacts on the human natural and built environments. Persons and agencies who may be interested in or affected by the proposed study are encouraged to comment on the information in this NOI and the NOI Additional Project Information Document.