Francis Scott Key Bridge South of Baltimore Collapses

This particular lawsuit is only about the costs of cleaning up the channel and the impact to the port.

There will be another lawsuit over the bridge itself, methinks.

 

Okay, there I can see the doj getting involved.

 

Plus lawsuits from the families who lost family members lives. They should probably just have left the container ship there as a start on paying all the lawsuits they will be up against.

 

Thank G-d, that won't be "very" much! Few lives were lost.

 

Typically on interstate projects the funding is 90% fed 10% state

 

Update:Shipping company is settling for $100 million!
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"The state of Maryland, which estimates that it will cost $1.7 billion to $1.9 billion to rebuild the bridge and anticipates completion by fall 2028, separately filed claims against the companies for the cost of the bridge, cleanup efforts, environmental claims and other costs."

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/ma...or-over-baltimore-bridge-collapse-2024-09-24/

 

Given that we now know the ship responsible lost power multiple times that day and in recent weeks it would seem the company is liable for reconstruction as well.

 

But they will be. Safety be ######, fixing it can wait. Till it can’t like what happened.