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Baltimore bridge collapses into river after being hit by cargo ship
(www.theguardian.com)
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will this close down one of the biggest ports on the East Coast? how will other ships get by?
Yeah DOT confirmed the port of Baltimore is closed to sea traffic, local truck traffic from port is still active so the closure won't be felt immediately. But it will be significant the longer it's closed. 9th largest port in the US.
As soon as the investigation is finished, they’ll get on removing the debris. That area has no shortage of transportation engineering companies. I’m sure people from the governor’s and mayor’s respective offices are already reaching out to line up inspections and eventual bids. Once the investigation is over, their top goal will be getting the port opened up.
They aren't going to wait for an investigation.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_of_Baltimore
Yeah they won't get by, in bound traffic will reroute to Norfolk, Philadelphia and NY until a plan is in place. I would guess they have the channel open in 2 weeks or less.
Yes, and they won't for the moment.