WASHINGTON (AP) — President Biden is expected to get a firsthand look Friday at efforts to clear away the hulking remains of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, as cranes, ships and diving crews work to reopen one of the nation’s main shipping lanes. Biden will receive updates from the U.S. Coast Guard […]
NEW YORK — The New York City Marathon organizers will soon have to pay a bridge toll, just like every other commuter, if New York transit officials have their way. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority is demanding the New York Road Runners, organizers of the venerable race generally held the first Sunday of each November, pay […]
BALTIMORE — Shipping channels circumventing the Francis Scott Key Bridge wreckage are providing some relief for idling container ships outside the Port of Baltimore, while other cargo companies are using the city’s vast rail network. Authorities cleared two alternate channels, with plans to open a third, so some ship traffic could resume after the […]
The owner of the container ship that crashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore last week, causing it to collapse and killing six workers, and the ship’s management company, have filed a petition in federal court to limit their liability in the tragedy. The U.K. Independent reported that the petition and appeal filed […]
A large barge struck a bridge in Oklahoma on Saturday, forcing state troopers to close the road for two hours. No injuries were reported, according to The Associated Press. The bridge, which carries U.S. 59 across the Arkansas River near Sallislaw, in the eastern part of the Sooner State, was reopened after it was inspected. […]
Easter services Sunday around Baltimore touched on both the heartbreak of the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse and the political sniping that followed. Congregations near the foot of the bridge gave thanks that fast-acting officers prevented the death toll from going any higher after a malfunctioning cargo ship took out one of the bridge’s support […]
BALTIMORE — As crews continued 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 have plunged to their deaths. As cranes periodically swung into place and workers […]
BALTIMORE — Teams of engineers are working on the intricate and careful process of hauling away the twisted steel and shattered concrete of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Maryland while also trying to recover the bodies of four workers still missing and presumed dead. The bridge was sent crashing into the Patapsco River on […]
Replacing the Francis Scott Key Bridge will take years, billions of dollars and probably come with an entirely new name. While much of the span remains submerged in the Patapsco River in Baltimore, there are already murmurs about naming the future bridge after someone other than Key, who wrote America’s national anthem and was a […]
Could it really take twice as long and four times as much to replace the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge than it did to build it in the first place? The Key Bridge was built at a cost (adjusted for inflation) of about $200 million. Replacing it could take a decade and cost up […]
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