Maryland officials pledge quick action post-Key Bridge collapse report
The Maryland Transportation Authority says they have invested $175 million on safety and security on the Bay Bridge alone.
Maryland leaders honor Key Bridge victims, first responders during ceremony 1 year after collapse
Maryland leaders paid tribute to the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse victims and emergency responders Wednesday during a ...
‘I’ll never forget’: Md. Gov. Wes Moore reflects on Key Bridge collapse on 1-year anniversary
Wes Moore: I’ll never forget. My phone rang at 2:02 in the morning, and it was my chief of staff who called me, and the first words out of his mouth was, “Gov., I’m so sorry, but the Key Bridge is ...
Maryland Gov. Moore says he will "never forget" meeting families of Key Bridge collapse victims
In a sit down interview with WJZ, Maryland Governor Wes Moore reflected on the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge, ...
Maryland officials failed to assess vulnerability of Francis Scott Key Bridge before collapse, NTSB says
An assessment after last year's deadly accident found the Baltimore bridge's vulnerability was almost 30 times greater than ...
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MDTA signed April contract to study Chesapeake Bay Bridge vulnerability, 11 News Investigates learns
The MDTA entered into a contract in April 2024 with a company to conduct a vulnerability study on the Chesapeake Bay Bridge, ...
NTSB: Key Bridge had 30 times greater risk of collapse, based on safety threshold
NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy's breakdown of the investigation into the March 2024 collapse of the Key Bridge was critical of ...
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Maryland officials should have known Key Bridge was vulnerable: NTSB
As of last October, Maryland authorities had also not done a risk assessment for the Chesapeake Bay Bridge, Homendy said, a four-mile long set of parallel bridges crossing the estuary. The ...
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Key Bridge investigation: Maryland could have assessed risks, prevented collapse, NTSB says
The Maryland ... bridge was highly vulnerable to a vessel collision,Homendy said, such as the one that brought it down March 26, 2024. It also had not conducted a similar study of the Chesapeake ...
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How vulnerable is the Bay Bridge to a ship striking and collapsing it? NTSB, engineers want to know.
But, the NTSB noted,Maryland also had not conducted the recommended assessment on its other major span, the Bay Bridge. “Hindsight is 20/20,” said Michael Shields, a Johns Hopkins associate ...
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Maryland failed to assess the vulnerability of its Francis Scott Key Bridge long before it collapsed
Homendy said Maryland officials have had decades to assess their bridges. She said they still haven’t assessed the Chesapeake Bay Bridge even after last year’s collapse. “There’s no excuse ...