Officials tour 'breathtaking' Key Bridge demolition site in Baltimore

Dan Belson and Hannah Gaskill, Baltimore Sun on Jul 30, 2025

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BALTIMORE — A contingent of state and federal officials watched as remnants of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge were disassembled on Wednesday morning.

“I know I speak for everybody here that seeing it from this perspective is breathtaking,” Gov. Wes Moore said at the bridge’s southern causeway on Hawkins Point.

Moore said he and other officials have toured the site “countless times” by boat since the Key Bridge collapsed in March 2024, killing six construction workers. With demolition of the remaining pieces ongoing, Moore said that it was striking to see work already being done and planning for the construction of a new bridge underway.

“This is a team that has now gotten the permitting done in a matter of months; that’s been able to really keep us on track to deliver something that’s going to be powerful,” he said.

Moore toured the site Wednesday morning with four members of Maryland’s congressional delegation, as well as Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott, Baltimore County Executive Kathy Klausmeier and Anne Arundel County Executive Steuart Pittman.

The demolition process is predicted to carry on into next year, and construction work will begin later this year when crews start driving test piles into the water, according to Maryland Transportation Authority officials.

The rebuild is estimated to take until fall of 2028 and cost up to $1.9 billion. Federal funds are expected to cover that cost, thanks to legislation that passed Congress late last year, and some of the cost will likely be recouped by insurance payments and litigation.

“Those funds are set in stone. They’re set in statute,” U.S. Sen. Chris Van Hollen said Wednesday.

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