Tag: Francis Scott Key Bridge
Baltimore Port closure creates uncertainty for businesses
The magnitude of the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse and the closure of the Port of Baltimore is beginning to sink in for a variety of business owners in Baltimore, such as Nicholas Johnson from Su Casa Furniture in Fells Point.
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Biden pledges to ‘move heaven and earth’ for speedy Key Bridge rebuild
President Joe Biden pledged Friday to fight for federal funding to rebuild the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge, promising to “move heaven and earth” during a Friday visit to the disaster site.
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Biden administration ready to release federal funds for Baltimore bridge accident, reconstruction
The Biden administration is prepared to provide federal funding to cover costs following the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said Wednesday in a White House press briefing.
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Baltimore mourns a city symbol after the Key Bridge falls
After the bridge collapsed early Tuesday morning, locals grieved the construction workers who were presumed dead and conveyed gratitude to first responders. They also mourned the bridge itself, expressing shock that a fixture of Baltimore’s landscape for 47 years vanished so suddenly into a pile of steel debris.
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Distress call precedes disaster at Baltimore bridge
A container ship leaving the Port of Baltimore sounded a mayday call just before plowing into the Francis Scott Key Bridge in the early morning hours Tuesday, collapsing a fixture of the local landscape and prompting a rescue mission for an overnight road crew at work on the bridge at the time of the crash.
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Vessel traffic through the Port of Baltimore has been suspended indefinitely
Vessel traffic through the Port of Baltimore has been suspended indefinitely after the collapse of Baltimore’s Key Bridge into the Patapsco River early Tuesday morning, per a statement from the Maryland Port Authority.
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Hstory of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge
Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed early Tuesday morning after a support column was struck by a cargo ship, sending several cars into the Patapsco River. A search-and-rescue operation was launched and Gov. Wes Moore declared a state of emergency.
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