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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Isabel Keane

Rebuilding Baltimore’s Key Bridge that was destroyed by a tanker is now estimated to cost $5.2 billion

Maryland officials have more than doubled the estimated cost for rebuilding Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge, initially projected to cost $1.9 billion, after the bridge collapsed and killed six construction workers in 2024.

Rebuilding the vital bridge will now cost between $4.3 billion and $5.2 billion – and take two years longer than previously estimated, with its completion expected in 2030, Maryland Transportation Authority officials said Monday.

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