Now, six months out, the conversation has shifted from recovery to rebuilding. The Maryland Transportation Authority board approved a $73 million phase-one contract with Kiewit Infrastructure West Co., a firm with a long history of bridge projects. The rebuild is expected to begin next year, with the replacement bridge scheduled to open in fall 2028.
James Harkness, the chief engineer for the Maryland Transportation Authority, told Business Insider the phase-one contract was one of the biggest milestones to date on the bridge-rebuilding project. "We are beginning to meet the new team, get acquainted, and start design concepts in earnest," Harkness said.
For decades, "our nation has sunk into ignoring the status of its bridges," which has raised alarms on infrastructure nationwide. Baltimore and other bridge tragedies over the years have been an indicator to address the country’s struggling infrastructure.
As the project gets underway, insights are emerging on how to reconstruct the Francis Scott Key Bridge to best future-proof the roadway for supporting local transportation and global supply chains, pulling from lessons of past US bridge projects.
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