Overview
- State leaders led a bipartisan boat tour on Monday to show ongoing marine site work and explain a procurement reset after cancelling Kiewit’s Phase 2 bid.
- Officials say Kiewit will finish Phase 1 site work through at least the end of this year while Maryland seeks new contractors for later phases.
- Estimated costs have risen from roughly $1.8–$1.9 billion to about $4.3 billion to $5.2 billion, and the state confirms the rebuild target is now around 2030.
- Engineers are driving large foundation piles now, with about 80 eight-foot piles installed so far, and the new design calls for roughly 600-foot pylons and about 230 feet of deck clearance.
- Congress in late 2024 approved a full federal pay‑up for the replacement, a rare 100% cost-share that has kept federal oversight and appropriators closely involved as the state pursues the four-contract strategy.