Maryland opens temporary channel at collapsed bridge site - governor
Maryland Governor Wes Moore said a temporary channel on the northeast side of the collapsed Baltimore bridge opened on Monday, enabling vessel traffic to move around the site of the container vessel stuck at the disaster site. Maryland Governor Wes Moore has opened a temporary channel on the northeast side of the collapsed Baltimore bridge, allowing vessel traffic to move around the site of the container vessel stuck at the disaster site. The temporary channel will allow for more vessels to be brought in the water near the site. Recovery teams are working on opening a second temporary channel. The closure of this temporary channel is expected to aid recovery efforts.
Published : a month ago by Reuters in Politics World
Wreckage lies across the deck of the Dali cargo vessel, which crashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge causing it to collapse, in Baltimore, Maryland, U.S., March 29, 2024. REUTERS/Julia Nikhinson/File Photo Purchase Licensing Rights , opens new tab
April 1 (Reuters) - Maryland Governor Wes Moore said a temporary channel on the northeast side of the collapsed Baltimore bridge opened on Monday, enabling vessel traffic to move around the site of the container vessel stuck at the disaster site.
"It will help us to get more vessels in the water around the site of the collapse," Moore told a news conference.
Recovery teams were working on opening a second temporary channel, Moore said.
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