Biden OKs $60M in aid after Baltimore bridge collapse as governor warns of ‘very long road ahead’
The National Transportation Safety Board has released video of its investigators aboard the Dali cargo ship as the federal agency tries to determine the cause of the collapse of the Francis Scott Key bridge in Baltimore.
BY LEA SKENE AND BRIAN WITTE
Updated 10:54 PM EDT, March 28, 2024
BALTIMORE (AP) — Maryland Gov. Wes Moore warned Thursday of a “very long road ahead” to recover from the loss of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge as the Biden administration approved $60 million in immediate federal aid after the deadly collapse.
Meanwhile the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers was moving the largest crane on the Eastern Seaboard to help remove the wreckage of the bridge, Moore said, so work to clear the channel and reopen the key shipping route can begin. The machine, which can lift up to 1,000 tons, was expected to arrive Thursday evening, and U.S. Sen. Chris Van Hollen said a second crane with a 400-ton capacity could arrive Saturday.
The state is “deeply grateful” for the federal funds and support, Moore said at an evening news conference.
Moore promised Thursday that “the best minds in the world” were working on plans to clear the debris, move the cargo ship that rammed into the bridge from the channel, recover the bodies of the four remaining workers presumed dead and investigate what went wrong.
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