{"id":5249,"date":"2024-09-06T15:15:49","date_gmt":"2024-09-06T15:15:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/docshipper.us\/en\/?p=5249"},"modified":"2024-09-06T15:25:31","modified_gmt":"2024-09-06T15:25:31","slug":"maryland-awards-73m-contract-rebuilding-collapsed-baltimore-bridge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/docshipper.us\/en\/news\/maryland-awards-73m-contract-rebuilding-collapsed-baltimore-bridge\/","title":{"rendered":"Maryland Awards $73M Contract to Start Rebuilding Collapsed Baltimore Bridge"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"bsf_rt_marker\"><\/div><p>Maryland has awarded a $73 million contract to Kiewit Infrastructure for the first phase of rebuilding the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, which collapsed in March following a collision with a container ship.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_76 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/docshipper.us\/en\/news\/maryland-awards-73m-contract-rebuilding-collapsed-baltimore-bridge\/#Key_points\" >Key points<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/docshipper.us\/en\/news\/maryland-awards-73m-contract-rebuilding-collapsed-baltimore-bridge\/#Details_of_the_Incident_and_Immediate_Aftermath\" >Details of the Incident and Immediate Aftermath<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/docshipper.us\/en\/news\/maryland-awards-73m-contract-rebuilding-collapsed-baltimore-bridge\/#The_Contract_and_Its_Implications\" >The Contract and Its Implications<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/docshipper.us\/en\/news\/maryland-awards-73m-contract-rebuilding-collapsed-baltimore-bridge\/#Long-term_Plans_and_Improvements\" >Long-term Plans and Improvements<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Key_points\"><\/span>Key points<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>The M\/V Dali crashed into the Key Bridge on March 26, killing six maintenance workers and causing significant structural damage.<\/li>\n<li>The Maryland Transportation Authority has allocated $73 million to Kiewit Infrastructure for the project&#8217;s initial phase.<\/li>\n<li>The project&#8217;s total cost is estimated to be $1.7 billion, with completion expected by 2028.<\/li>\n<li>The rebuilt bridge will include enhanced pier protections and a taller structure for accommodating larger container ships.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Details_of_the_Incident_and_Immediate_Aftermath\"><\/span>Details of the Incident and Immediate Aftermath<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The accident that led to the bridge&#8217;s collapse occurred on March 26 when the M\/V Dali container ship collided with the Francis Scott Key Bridge. The collision tragically claimed the lives of six maintenance workers and shattered the bridge, pieces of which fell into Baltimore&#8217;s main shipping channel. This incident led to the channel being closed for several months to clear the wreckage and remove the Dali from the area.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Contract_and_Its_Implications\"><\/span>The Contract and Its Implications<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>On August 29, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mta.maryland.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Maryland Transportation Authority&#8217;s (MTA)<\/a> board awarded a $73 million contract to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kiewit.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kiewit Infrastructure<\/a> for the project&#8217;s first phase, the Associated Press reports. This initial phase will focus on the design work and the demolition of the still-standing portions of the bridge. Kiewit will have exclusive rights to negotiate for the project&#8217;s second phase, which will cover the majority of the construction activities required to rebuild the bridge.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Long-term_Plans_and_Improvements\"><\/span>Long-term Plans and Improvements<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The MTA aims to have the full rebuilding project completed by 2028, with a total estimated cost of $1.7 billion. Apart from reconstructing the bridge, the project will also incorporate better pier protections to prevent future incidents involving ship collisions. Additionally, the new design will feature a taller structure to accommodate the larger container ships that frequent the Port of Baltimore.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Maryland has awarded a $73 million contract to Kiewit Infrastructure for the first phase of rebuilding the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, which collapsed in March following a collision with a container ship. Key points The M\/V Dali crashed into the Key Bridge on March 26, killing six maintenance workers and causing significant structural &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5248,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5249","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/docshipper.us\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5249","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/docshipper.us\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/docshipper.us\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/docshipper.us\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/docshipper.us\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5249"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/docshipper.us\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5249\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5273,"href":"https:\/\/docshipper.us\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5249\/revisions\/5273"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/docshipper.us\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5248"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/docshipper.us\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5249"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/docshipper.us\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5249"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/docshipper.us\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5249"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}