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Key Bridge collapse

Complete coverage of the Key Bridge collapse and its effects

Gov. Wes Moore, left, and Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy met in a closed-door meeting on Thursday.
Wes Moore and Trump’s transportation secretary want to rebuild the Key Bridge faster
Their statement, however, did not specify a new timeline for construction of the Key Bridge.
Kathryn “Katie” Thomson, most recently served as deputy administrator at the Federal Aviation Administration.
Gov. Moore appoints former federal official as new state secretary of transportation
Gov. Wes Moore has found a new driver for the Maryland Department of Transportation, tapping Kathryn “Katie” Thomson, another former federal official, for state-level leadership. Most recently, Thomson served as deputy administrator at the Federal Aviation Administration.
Crane barges are seen at the Francis Scott Key Bridge site at sunrise as test piles are installed into the Patapsco River bed to test the strength and stability for the new bridge's foundation.
Pricier Key Bridge rebuild to have over $1 billion in pier protection
The cost and duration of the Francis Scott Key Bridge rebuild significantly increased due to a larger span and extra pier protection.
Thomas Chapman of the National Transportation Safety Board questions investigators while examining a sample terminal block. A malfunctioning wire on the Dali container ship caused a chain of events that led to the Key Bridge collapse.
‘Needle in a haystack’: 5 takeaways from NTSB’s Key Bridge hearing
The National Transportation Safety Board met Tuesday to discuss the causes of the Key Bridge disaster. Here are five takeaways from the hearing.
Crane barges are seen at the Francis Scott Key Bridge site at sunrise as test piles are installed into the Patapsco River bed to test the strength and stability for the new bridge's foundation.
Key Bridge rebuild expected to cost billions more than preliminary estimate
The new bridge is now expected to open by the end of 2030 and cost between $4.3 billion and $5.2 billion — more than twice initial estimates — Bruce Gartner, executive director of the Maryland Transportation Authority, said Monday.
A new poll from The Banner and OpinionWorks measures Gov. Wes Moore’s approval at 54%.
Banner poll: 54% approval for Moore, but voters can’t identify his accomplishments
While a majority of Marylanders approve of the job Gov. Wes Moore is doing, they struggle to identify his achievements and offer only soft support, according to a new statewide poll from The Banner.
CSX passenger train passes through the renovated Howard Street Tunnel during the Howard Street Tunnel celebration in Baltimore on Friday.
Howard Street Tunnel reopens to freight trains, but double-stacked cargo starts next year
Freight trains will start rolling under Baltimore once again, but double-stacked cargo won’t begin until additional bridge work finishes early next year, officials said.
A fishing boat passes the remains of one of the support piers of the Francis Scott Key Bridge site on July 8, 2025 prior to the start of the months long demolition of the remaining bridge structure.
Trump administration says minority contracting for Key Bridge is ‘unlawful’
President Donald Trump’s administration is questioning the cost of replacing Baltimore’s collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge and criticizing Maryland laws that require some of the work be contracted out to minority-owned businesses.
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - JULY 06: Governor of Maryland Wes Moore speaks onstage during the 2025 ESSENCE Festival Of Culture presented by Coca-Cola - Day 3 at Ernest N. Morial Convention Center on July 06, 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Moore’s war of words with Trump is good politics, experts say
President Donald Trump and Maryland Gov. Wes Moore have gone toe-to-toe in recent weeks. Is there a downside to Moore’s tougher tone?
Workers walk along the destroyed bow of the Dali in May 2024.
Owners of cargo ship that crashed into Baltimore bridge sue company that built vessel
The owners of the Dali, the ship that hit the Francis Scott Key Bridge in March 2024, are suing the builders of the vessel for defective design.
An excavator lifts a slab of roadway as work continued on demolishing the southwest ramp to the Francis Scott Key Bridge on Wednesday.
Bit by bit, what’s left of the Key Bridge is coming down
Sixteen months after the bridge’s main span was knocked down by a massive container ship, killing six construction workers, demolition of the remaining structures has begun.
Baltimore Police and Baltimore City Fire Department personnel ⁩responded to a call for multiple people experiencing overdose symptoms at the intersection of Pennsylvania and North avenues in West Baltimore on Thursday.
I’ve come to love Baltimore as my second city. Why can’t it catch a break?
I don’t live in Baltimore. I spend a few days there a week. But I’m growing to love this big city on the Chesapeake Bay. So, as I read the news about underground fires, police shootings and mass overdoses, I have to wonder. Why can’t Baltimore catch a break?
New transcript reveals frantic scene aboard Dali before Key Bridge collapse
A newly released transcript details, first, unremarkable conversation, and, later, the frenzied moments before and after the Dali knocked over the Key Bridge.
Kellie Fiala, Maryland oyster restoration coordinator for the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, prepares to dump a basket of young oysters into Fort Carroll sanctuary on Wednesday, May 21, 2025.
Sigh of relief at Fort Carroll sanctuary as the oyster population rebounds and planting resumes
When the Key Bridge wreckage was cleared, environmentalists expected to find the oysters dead. They were happy to be wrong.
Remnants of the Francis Scott Key Bridge before dawn on the one-year anniversary of its collapse.
They raised $16 million for Key Bridge disaster relief. None of it went to victims’ families.
A community foundation raised money for the Maryland Tough, Baltimore Strong fund under the explicit premise that Key Bridge victims’ families would see some of it.
Norman Fogle navigates the live camera operated by the Baltimore & Chesapeake Bay Ship Watchers group to see different views of the Patapsco River from his home in Beltsville.
They watched the Key Bridge fall. Now they can’t take their eyes off the Dali.
Mike Singer’s livestream riveted the world last year. He and thousands of others are dedicated ship watchers — specifically keeping tabs on the Dali.
Community members and loved ones lit candles and sat in silence for six minutes to honor the six men who died on the night of the Key Bridge collapse during a vigil at Sacred Heart of Jesus.
6 minutes of silence for Key Bridge collapse victims: ‘They paid the highest price with their lives’
People huddled in jackets and sweaters before an altar of six crosses for the six men killed in the Key Bridge collapse: Alejandro Hernández Fuentes, Carlos Daniel Hernández, Maynor Yassir Suazo Sandoval, Miguel Angel Luna Gonzalez, José Mynor López and Dorlian Ronial Castillo Cabrera.
Family members of the victims of the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse participate in a memorial alongside Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott and Gov. Wes Moore on March 25, 2025 in Baltimore, MD.
For Key Bridge families, an emotional visit one year later
First responders escorted families of the Francis Scott Key Bridge victims to mark the one-year anniversary.
Jim Harkness, Maryland Transportation Authority Chief Engineer, sits with a study model of the new bridge to replace the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge.
Can Maryland rebuild the Key Bridge by 2028? The engineer in charge is already on it
Maryland Transportation Authority chief engineer James Harkness oversees a Key Bridge team that, in an given week, includes roughly 150 engineers.
Remains of the Francis Scott Key Bridge can be seen on April 1 in the Patapsco River after its collapse on March 26. A year later, work has begun on a replacement bridge.
Amid Trump’s chaos, the Key Bridge response reminds us of how things should work
It’s 1:29 a.m. on March 26, 2025. An airliner collides with the Chesapeake Bay Bridge, a year after the container ship Dali knocked down the Key Bridge. What happens next in this imaginary disaster might be far different from the response to the real catastrophe. The reason? The occupant of the White House.
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