Federal officials also announced the first relief funds — $60 million — would flow toward disaster recovery just hours after the request was submitted.
Authorities are turning their focus to clean up operations to remove wreckage from the Patapsco River after the massive container ship, Dali, caused Baltimore’s Key Bridge to collapse. Huge crane ships, thousands of relief workers and millions of dollars headed toward Baltimore on Thursday, as efforts turned from recovery after the collapse of theThe U.S. Navy deployed several floating cranes, including one that could lift 1,000 tons, while the U.S.
He said they would hack the debris above and below the surface into pieces, which would in some instances require divers. The barge- or boat-based cranes would then lift the pieces onto barges floating nearby. He said cutting the steel could be particularly dangerous because beams might shift or fall. In some instances, he said workers might be forced to build platforms to support the beams as they are cut.
“The hazmat crew always goes in after the emergency responders,” Bell said. “You have to remove the hazards, so that when you bring your new workers in to start removing the bridge, they’re not in harm’s way.”Bell said the flammable and corrosive liquids are unlikely to leak, since they’re packaged inside steel drums or industrial “totes” designed to safely transport chemicals.
Money from the emergency relief fund will cover Maryland’s costs to divert traffic away from the collapsed portion of I-695, the major thruway that used the Key Bridge, and for the design and rebuild of a new structure, Van Hollen said. Emergency relief funds will cover the vast majority of a rebuilding project, Van Hollen said, but not the total amount. He and other members of the Maryland congressional delegation are planning to introduce legislation for more federal dollars to cover that shortfall.President Biden said earlier in the week that federal government should pay for the full amount to restore the waterway and erect a new bridge.
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