The Baltimore Shipping Channel has been fully reopened, nearly three months after the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse.
On March 26, the freighter Dali He lost power and crashed into one of the bridge supports. in baltimore, Maryland.
The video captured the moment the huge structure fell into the river. killing six men – all road workers who were on the bridge at that time.
Since then, the Fort McHenry Federal Canal has been closed, effectively closing the Port of Baltimore as crews worked to untangle the mess of concrete, steel and the shipwreck.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said Monday night that the corridor where the Key Bridge buckled was now “safe for traffic.”
About 2,000 rescuers removed about 50,000 tons of steel and concrete from the Patapsco River, and the canal has been restored to its original dimensions of 700 feet wide and 50 feet deep.
Col. Estee Pinchasin, Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Baltimore District Commander, said, “I cannot overstate how proud I am of our team.
“It was incredible to see so many people from different parts of our government, from across our country and around the world, come together in the Unified Command and accomplish so much in this period of time.”
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He also added: “Although the general objective of restoring the full operational capacity of the Federal Canal was successful, every day we think about those who lost their lives, their families and the workers impacted by this tragic event.”
As part of the nearly three-month cleanup operation, part of the Key Bridge was destroyed in a controlled explosion to free Dali.
The 948-foot ship has been trapped in place since the accident and covered in scrap metal from the bridge.
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A total of 21 crew members, most of them Indians, remained on the ship while maintenance was carried out. On May 20, the Dali was moved by tugboats to a nearby terminal.
The National Transportation Safety Board said in May that the Dali lost power several times before crashing into the bridge.
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Reconstruction of the stretch will last at least until 2028 and cost up to $1.9 billion (£1.5 billion), Maryland state officials previously said.
It comes after the FBI. opened a criminal investigation in the Baltimore bridge collapse, the Washington Post reported in April.
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