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Maryland Governor Wes Moore speaks about the Baltimore Bridge Collapse 1 year later. What we know: BALTIMORE - Leaders and residents in the Baltimore region and across Maryland are marking one year since the deadly collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge. Maryland Governor Wes Moore, Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott and others commemorated the day on Wednesday with a ceremony near where the bridge once stood.
"We remember the cold morning in March that changed our state forever. And we remember the tears that we shed and the uncertainty that we all felt," Moore said to the crowd in attendance on Wednesday. "We remember looking out and seeing a deeply painful and unfamiliar site – that a fixture of the Baltimore skyline and the Baltimore spirit – that parts of it were now laying on top of a ship the length of three football fields.
" READ MORE: NTSB says Key Bridge collapse could have been prevented with 'vulnerability and risk assessments' The victims of the deadly Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse were remembered near the site where the bridge once stood. Leaders and residents in the city of Baltimore and in Maryland are marking one year since the deadly collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge. The March 26, 2024, disaster occurred when the massive container ship Dali lost power and collided with a supporting column of the bridge.
Six construction workers, who were repairing potholes at the time, died when the structure crumbled. The collapse brought months-long closures at Baltimore's port and caused severe traffic congestion, issues that persist across the region today. According to federal investigators, the Maryland Transportation Authority failed to conduct a recommended vulnerability assessment, which could have identified the bridge’s significant risk of collapse due to ship strikes.
FULL COVERAGE of the Baltimore Bridge Collapse Baltimore Bridge Collapse: Leaders mark 1 year since Francis Scott Key Bridge disaster What's next: Efforts to rebuild the bridge are underway. Officials have announced that the replacement structure will be taller and more resilient to ship impacts. The new design, a cable-stayed bridge—the first of its kind in the state—is estimated to cost more than $1.
7 billion and could be completed by 2028. READ MORE: Baltimore Key Bridge collapse: Owner of Dali cargo ship to pay US $100M in settlement The original Francis Scott Key Bridge, a 1.6-mile steel span connecting Baltimore’s industrial communities and providing a bypass for downtown traffic, opened in 1977 after five years of construction.
READ MORE: New Baltimore Francis Scott Key Bridge design unveiled The victims of the deadly Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse were remembered near the site where the bridge once stood. New Baltimore Francis Scott Key Bridge design unveiled The Source: FOX 5 DC & The Associated Press.
