Maryland lawmakers may consider whether to create a new form of a state of emergency to handle long-term infrastructure emergencies like the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge earlier this week.
Recovery efforts at the bridge collapse site are underway, while federal transportation safety investigators were boarding the ship and collecting evidence.
The collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge could be catastrophic for the thousands of workers in the International Longshoremen’s Association Local 333, said president Scott Cowan.
Some engineers believe adding protective structures around the bridge’s support columns could have prevented the tragedy that killed six construction workers.
An “all hands” mobilization to rebuild the Francis Scott Key Bridge could be coming. But engineers stress the need to get it done right as opposed to just fast.
Investigators with the National Transportation Safety Board boarded the ship that hit the Francis Scott Key Bridge and retrieved its black box, sending the data to a lab for analysis.
In the age of the automobile, when a car is an extension of ourselves, where you drive is probably a bigger part of what defines you than what you drive. That was certainly true of the Key Bridge.
“This is as rainy as it gets,” said Senate President Bill Ferguson, who is working with lawmakers on emergency financial aid for workers and businesses affected by the closure of the Helen Delich Bentley Port of Baltimore following Tuesday’s collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge.
Video, police and fire dispatch audio, ship location data and statements from officials capture the minutes leading up to one of the largest infrastructure disasters in Maryland’s history.
Cruise lines that use the Port of Baltimore are scrambling to adjust itineraries after the collapse of the Key Bridge on Tuesday, which led to the suspension of vessel traffic to and from the port.