BALTIMORE, MD—The Maryland Transportation Authority has announced a new I-695 closure point due to last month’s collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge. Effective Monday morning, the new Inner Loop closure will be at MD 151/North Point Boulevard (exit 42) which will be the last exit for drivers. Outer Loop closure remains intact at MD 173 (exit 1). The above […]
BALTIMORE, MD—The city of Baltimore has announced that it will launch legal action against the owner of the M/V Dali, the boat that crashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge and caused its collapse, in an effort to protect residents from the economic fallout of the disaster. The city said it would sue the shipping company, the owner, the charterer, […]
PYLESVILLE, MD—Maryland State Police are investigating a fatal two-vehicle crash that occurred on Thursday morning in Harford County. The victims have been identified as Matthew Rockstroh, 36, of Dundalk, and Bryan Frei, 44, of Jarrettsville. Rockstroh was driving a Chevrolet Equinox that was involved in the crash and Frei was driving a Toyota Tacoma. At just 8:30 a.m. on April […]
ANNAPOLIS, MD—The state of Maryland has launched a website to help those affected by the recent Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse. The Key Bridge collapse website is meant to be a one-stop shop for everything related to the tragedy. The website was announced and launched on Friday by Governor Wes Moore and is currently being updated with resources for those […]
BALTIMORE, MD—After the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse last month, many drivers are changing how they get to work, school, and other destinations. The Maryland State Highway Administration is encouraging drivers to use its real-time traffic map to plan their commute. The real-time traffic map shows traffic volumes, live cameras, and incidents on the state highway system. The map can […]
BALTIMORE, MD—The Key Bridge Response Unified Command on Sunday began removing containers from the M/V Dali, the vessel that struck the bridge. This is part of the process of removing the ship and fully re-opening the Fort McHenry Channel. The operation of removing containers from the ship is a critical step that must be done before the ship can be […]
BALTIMORE, MD—Dive teams have recovered the body of a missing person at the Key Bridge incident site in Baltimore. At approximately 10:30 a.m. on Friday, April 5, 2024, workers recovered the body of 38-year-old Maynor Yasir Suazo-Sandoval. Salvage dive teams located what they believed to be the missing construction worker and notified the Maryland State Police. The MSP Underwater Recovery […]
BALTIMORE, MD—The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Baltimore is working closely with local, state, and federal partners to clear the wreckage left behind by the recent collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge. A release from the USACE said that a 280-foot-wide and 35-foot-deep channel has been created within the Port of Baltimore, which will allow for one-way traffic […]