Apr 05 WATCH: Biden visits Baltimore to promise help, saying ‘Your nation has your back’ By Will Weissert, Associated Press President Joe Biden got a firsthand look Friday at efforts to clear away the “mangled mess” of remains of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, as cranes, ships and diving crews work to reopen one of the nation's… Continue reading
Apr 04 WATCH: White House holds news briefing as engineers clear collapsed Baltimore bridge By Lea Skene, Associated Press Engineers working to clear the wreckage of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore said Thursday that they expect to be able to restore navigation in and out of the Port of Baltimore by the end of this month. Continue reading
Apr 03 Construction workers had little warning as Baltimore’s Key Bridge collapsed, raising safety concerns By Jake Offenhartz, Claudia Lauer, Associated Press The deaths of six construction workers on Baltimore's Key Bridge have raised questions about whether the construction company took proper precautions, including keeping a safety boat nearby that might have been able to warn them at least a few seconds… Continue reading
Apr 02 A tugboat pushing a fuel barge is the first vessel to use an alternate channel to bypass the Key Bridge wreckage By Lea Skene, Associated Press Officials say they're working on a second channel that will allow for deeper draft vessels but didn't say when that might open. Continue reading
Apr 01 WATCH: Maryland Gov. Moore holds news briefing on recovery efforts for Baltimore’s Key Bridge By Lea Skene, Tassanee Vejpongsa, Associated Press Crews have begun the complicated work of removing steel and concrete at the site of the bridge's deadly collapse into the Patapsco River after a freighter collision last week. Continue reading
Mar 31 Crews in Baltimore continue complex work of removing fallen bridge piece by piece By Mike Pesoli, Jeffrey Collins, Associated Press As divers assisted crews with the complicated and meticulous operation of removing the steel and concrete from the fallen Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, some near the site took time on Easter Sunday to reflect on the six workers presumed to… Continue reading
Mar 30 Crews carefully start removing 1st section of collapsed Baltimore bridge from river By Serkan Gurbuz, Jeffrey Collins, Associated Press Teams of engineers are working Saturday on the intricate process of cutting and lifting the first section of twisted steel from the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge in Maryland,… Continue reading
Mar 30 How can bridges be protected from ship collisions? A civil engineer explains By Sherif El-Tawil, The Conversation In an interview, University of Michigan civil engineer Sherif El-Tawil explained how often ships collide with bridges, what can be done to protect bridges from collisions. Continue reading
Mar 29 Cranes start to arrive to remove Baltimore bridge wreckage By Lea Skene, Brian Witte, Associated Press A crane appeared at the site of a collapsed highway bridge in Baltimore as crews prepared Friday to begin clearing wreckage that has stymied the search for four missing workers and blocked ships from entering or leaving the city's vital… Continue reading
Mar 29 Rebuilding Baltimore’s collapsed Key Bridge could take years and cost at least $400 million, experts say By Ben Finley, Brian Witte, Associated Press Experts say it's better to look to more recent bridge disasters for a sense of how quickly reconstruction may happen. Continue reading