Posted on 03/27/2024 12:33:55 PM PDT by ChicagoConservative27
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said Wednesday that there’s currently no timeline for when the Port of Baltimore can reopen following the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge a day prior.
“Too soon to venture an estimate,” he told reporters during the White House daily press briefing. “The vast majority of the port is inside of that bridge, which means most of it cannot operate.”
Buttigieg, who traveled to Baltimore on Tuesday hours after the collapse, said he is concerned about the local economic impact of the port closure and noted that 8,000 jobs are directly associated with port activities. And, he added, more than $100 million in cargo moves in and out of the port in a day.
“Reopening the port is a different matter from rebuilding the bridge. The port, that’s just a matter of clearing the channel,” he said. “Still no simple thing, but I would expect that can happen on a much quicker timeline than the full reconstruction of the bridge.”
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Has to have more maternity leave.
I’m thinking with litigation and everything else it’ll be 3 to 4 years before they even start construction.
I think Baltimore needs a tunnel.
Thanks. Makes sense.
It’s a good thing the adults are in charge!🤣
I do not like the idea of a tunnel-based HAZMAT route. An invitation to disaster, with outside help.
R.J. Corman can get it done, he fixes derailed trains, he can fix this.
Most of Brandon’s cabinet are bigger nincompoops than even FJB, scary as that sounds.
Thanks stupid go back to nursing your non offspring
Military can provide manpower.
In the meantime, 1000 American soldiers are building a port to supply the damn Muslims in Gaza.
Our Military can get it cleared in 3 days.
If it were wartime and all that was needed was to blow up what was left of the bridge, it would take time to clear the shipping lane. There are, apparently firms in Europe, especially the Netherlands, that have the equipment and expertise to do the job, but it will take time to get them in place in Baltimore.
I would imagine it will be weeks before we even get a ‘timeline’.
Dont forget about the train tracks on that bridge
Poor kid it will never know what normal is.
How come all the news outlets mention those that have died what country they are from ?
Yes - it will take time to completely clear the river - but all they need to reopen shipping is clear enough of the center to allow ships to safely pass and mark the wreckage area with buoys (that other container ships can then crash into).
Will there be damage to the ecosystem? Dude.. it’s already damaged and contaminated.
Will there be complications when dragging the bridge components out of the way, absolutely.
This is not the time to open the book of bureaucracy and figure out the appropriate grift and kickbacks to get things moving again.
Doing a complete cleanup? Yeah - that’s going to take months, if not years, let alone the time to put a new bridge (or tunnel) up.
Our military can work miracles....if they're not busy...say...like in Gaza.
Less than a week.
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Rule #1!
I Have no words other than CHILD ABUSE!
I have no interest in Buttplugs timelines on reopening anything
I’ll say up to one year just to clear the debris and remains of the bridge. As to a new bridge - or even better, a tunnel - ten years.
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