Super Point, MD. Almost a year after Baltimore’s deadly elimination Francis Scott Key BridgeMaryland officials on Tuesday unveiled their designs, which will be longer and better than ship attacks.
The construction of the state’s first cable stid bridge can be completed in 2028 and cost more than $ 1.7 billion.
With its grave sketch and delicate design, officials said that the new bridge will modernize Baltimore’s Skyline, which will become a symbol of flexibility, progress and economic growth. This design includes two towers that are going to deck with cables.
“This is a great day for the state of Maryland,” Government Weiss Moore said at a news conference on Tuesday morning. ” “But it’s not lost on me that today’s victory was born.”
The original key bridge, 1.6 miles (2.6 km) steel period on the mouth of the Baltimore port, took five years to build and open for traffic in 1977. It easily linked the port -based industrial communities around Baltimore and easily allowed drivers and easily allowed drivers. Bypass city.
The bridge was destroyed when a large container ship lost electricity and collided with one of its auxiliary columns. The end of March 26 Killed six construction workers The structures were filled with pits when they fell down. The port of Baltimore after falling was closed for months, and Increase the crowd of traffic There is a problem for drivers all over the region.
Officials quickly promised to rebuild the bridge – a Historical sign of the delayed Baltimore And the main piece of transport infrastructure.
Officials said on Tuesday that demolition of the remaining pieces would make it a change in the spring.
He held on Tuesday’s news conference TradePoint AtlanticA shipping center at the Baltimore port that played a vital role in cleaning and recovery efforts after the collapse. The facility is raising the site of the Jerusalem Steel Plant in the northeast of Baltimore as the maritime shipping continues to promote the regional economy.
“Maryland is a bridge between the United States and the rest of the world. We get cars from Michigan to the market. We bring sugar and spices to Louisiana. We deepen the fields from the East Coast into the heart areas.” Trade and trade is the bedrock of our state, and we will continue to invest in our tradition. “
In August, the state MILLION GREAT CONTRACT ON 73 Million A large construction and engineering firm for the first phase of rebuilding Quet Infrastructure.
Officials said the project would proceed in two stages, which would focus on design work and other necessary steps before construction began. Moore promised to “hire many Mary Landers” throughout the process.
Maryland Transportation Secretary Paul Wadefield said that the design would include the latest pier protection technology, which is important as the ships grow and carry more goods. The bridge will also be long to provide more clearance. He said the projects were prepared keeping in mind the cost and construction timeline of the project.
“Although this is a beautiful bridge, it will be a working bridge for a working city,” said Wadefield.
The federal government has agreed to cover the full price for reconstruction. The Congress recently passed an expenditure bill, which includes funding for the project.
Officials have said they expect the federal taxpayers to eventually be met through insurance payments and losses, but it may take some time. A Wide -ranging civil case Eventually the responsibility of responsibility will determine what can be one of the most expensive maritime disasters in American history.
The National Transportation Safety Board has not yet released its final report on the elimination, though officials said that loose cables on the ship’s electrical switchboard have played a vital role in its power problems. Federal agents boarded a cargo ship in Criminal Investigation Last year
