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Maryland officials should have known Key Bridge was vulnerable: NTSB
Maryland officials overseeing the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore failed to understand the bridge's vulnerability to collisions like the one that caused it to collapse catastrophically ...
Maryland could see an onslaught of lawsuits over Key Bridge failures
More than 20 people and businesses have sent letters to Maryland State Treasurer Dereck Davis saying they intend to sue the state for its failures to keep the Baltimore bridge’s roadway safe.
For the first time since the Key Bridge collapse, oysters are being planted nearby
Last year, with maritime traffic limited in the Patapsco River channel during the typical planting season, oysters grown in and around the Baltimore Harbor that would have gone to Fort Carroll ...
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Key Bridge investigation: Maryland could have assessed risks, prevented collapse, NTSB says
The Maryland Transportation Authority did not conduct a risk assessment that, if acted upon, could have allowed the state to protect the Francis Scott Key Bridge from a catastrophic and deadly ...
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The Key Bridge, One Year Later: After collapse, its replacement is ‘on track’
“It was the top priority of the Maryland delegation to secure full federal funding to rebuild the Key Bridge.” That has happened, as it has in past disasters, when federal emergency funds are ...
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One year after Key Bridge tragedy, Maryland officials face scrutiny
Amid a flurry of ongoing lawsuits, Gov. Wes Moore (D) and Maryland Transportation Authority officials have said the Key Bridge collapse was the “sole fault” of the owner and operator of the ...
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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 ceremony that marked one year since the tragedy. Shortly before 1:30 a.m ...
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The Key Bridge, One Year Later: How life has changed in Baltimore Co. since the bridge collapse
“The Key Bridge is very seldom backed up,” he said ... Virginia, and Landover, Maryland. If he’s not on the road by 4:45 a.m., those trips take at least 30 minutes longer each way.
Maryland groups want bike, pedestrian lanes in Chesapeake Bay Bridge redesign
Dozens of biking groups are coming together in an effort to put bike and pedestrian lanes into the design plans for the new ...
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NTSB says lack of 'vulnerability assessment' by Maryland officials preceded deadly Key Bridge collapse
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) sounded an alarm during a news conference Thursday, warning 30 owners of 68 bridges across 19 states to conduct vulnerability assessments to ...
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NTSB says Maryland officials did not assess Key Bridge risks before collapse
The National Transportation Safety Board strongly criticized Maryland officials for not determining the Francis Scott Key Bridge's risk of collapse. The bridge collapsed after a cargo ship struck it.