Overview
- Following Thursday’s two-year remembrance, state engineers said the new span’s design is about 70% complete and should reach 100% by June.
- Crews are driving steel piles more than 200 feet into the Patapsco River with a 500-ton crane to form the bridge’s foundations.
- MDTA now estimates the project at roughly $4.3 billion to $5.2 billion, using a $350 million insurance payout first and relying on a federal commitment set in law.
- A federal civil trial scheduled for June 1 will test the shipowner’s bid to cap liability at $44 million against claims that could reach into the billions.
- Local life remains disrupted, with Dundalk shops reporting steep losses and commuters facing up to an extra hour on the road since the bridge fell.