CONSTRUCTION DEFECT JOURNAL

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CONSTRUCTION DEFECT JOURNAL - ISSUE 242749 - SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2025

Wreckage Removal Underway at Site of Collapsed Key Bridge in Baltimore, But Weather Slows Progress

Bridge

A 230-ton land-based crane will offload the wreckage for inspection and processing, and eventual transport to a disposal site that has yet to be identified.

April 15, 2024
Jim Parsons - Engineering News-Record

Note: The text of this article was updated 4/3/24 to reflect new information.

Weather and water conditions are hampering the piece-by-piece process of cutting and removing wreckage from the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, while officials consider potentially utilizing progressive design-build for a replacement bridge. Officials remain uncertain as to how long the meticulous effort to clear the key shipping channel will take.

Reprinted courtesy of Jim Parsons, Engineering News-Record

ENR may be contacted at enr@enr.com

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