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Fifteen months after the Francis Scott Key Bridge’s main span collapsed into the Patapsco River, the rest of the structure finally has a demolition date.
Beginning “on or about July 7, weather permitting,” mechanical destruction of the bridge’s remnants will begin, the Maryland Transportation Authority said in a news release Thursday.
Since the Dali container ship lost power and plowed into the bridge on March 26, 2024, killing six construction workers, the bridge’s still-standing ramps have served as an eerie reminder of the catastrophe. They will be brought down to make way for the replacement span.
“Demolition work is expected to take several months to complete and will involve the use of heavy machinery to carefully dismantle the remaining portions of the Key Bridge,” the news release stated.
