Tuesday, March 26, 2024

The EPA needs to assess the Patapsco River.

The Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed into the Patapsco River. There is no doubt the sediment contamination is off the scale. The Army Corp will have to remove all that concrete sediment, too.

There needs to be engineers looking at the port, ship movement, river, watershed, and where and how a bridge makes sense. The …Scott bridge was an attractive bridge but ships are different today from the time the bridge was built.

The President made a good point. The roadway and bridge were an interstate hwy. I-695. There is a federal responsibility to restore the transportation highway.

No doubt the owners of the ship are going to see proceedings to the liability they hold. I don’t know if Singapore holds financial responsibility so much as simply information for a flag ship. 

Secretary Buttigieg has his hands full, He was in Rhode Island about the 1-95 bridge.