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How Baltimore reopened it's port after bridge collapse

One remaining end of the Francis Scott Key Bridge stands in the water after the bridge collapsed when the cargo ship Dali ran into and collapsed it on March 26, 2024 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
One remaining end of the Francis Scott Key Bridge stands in the water after the bridge collapsed when the cargo ship Dali ran into and collapsed it on March 26, 2024 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

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The Port of Baltimore is back in business – 78 days after the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed into the Patapsco River, blocking its shipping lanes. What it took to re-open one of the nation’s busiest ports.

Guests

Hayes Gardner, enterprise writer at The Baltimore Sun. He’s been reporting on the bridge collapse and the port closure for months since it happened on March 26.

Jonathan Daniels, executive director of the Maryland Port Administration.

Colonel Estee Pinchasin, Baltimore District Commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

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