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Part of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Maryland, U.S., April 3, 2024. /CFP
Engineers working to clear the wreckage of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore said on Thursday that they expect to be able to restore navigation in and out of the Port of Baltimore by the end of April.
The main channel has been blocked by wreckage since the fully loaded container ship Dali lost power and rammed into a support column of the Bridge on March 26, killing six road workers and causing the highway bridge to tumble into the Patapsco River.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced a "tentative timeline", saying that it expects to open a limited access channel to the port within the next four weeks. The channel would support one-way traffic in and out of the port for barge container service and some vessels that move automobiles and farm equipment to and from the port.
The corps said it is aiming to reopen the permanent, 700-foot-wide by 50-foot-deep (213 meter by 15 meter) federal navigation channel by the end of May, which would restore port access to normal capacity.
Isabella Casillas Guzman, who heads the U.S. Small Business Administration, visited Baltimore on Thursday to meet with business owners. She said businesses involved in transportation and supply chain logistics will likely suffer most in the short term, but long-term ripple effects will be widespread.
Baltimore's port handles more cars and farm equipment than any other similar facility in the country, and the disaster has created logistical problems up and down the East Coast, the Associated Press reported.
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(With input from agencies)