A new Francis Scott Key Bridge would be cable-stayed, have support piers far from each another to reduce the risk of and serve as a “symbol of renaissance” for Baltimore, according to a plan outlined by one of the prospective builders. Webuild, an Italian industrial company, and its U.S.
subsidiary, Lane Construction, are among the entities that have teamed up to submit proposals to rebuild the Key Bridge. The builder of the new span, who will also be in charge of , will be selected by the Maryland Transportation Authority by the end of the summer. While other potential builders declined to comment as to whether they submitted a proposal by the June 24 deadline for the project, expected to cost $1.
7 billion, . The original Key Bridge, opened in 1977, was decimated by a cargo ship on March 26, collapsing the structure and killing six road maintenance workers. “It’s more than a simple infrastructure collapse,” Webuild CEO Pietro Salini told The Baltimore Sun in a video interview from Rome.
“It’s like having a scar into the flesh of the people, the inhabitants.” He did not share specifics of the team’s proposal — “It’s just more elegant not to go into details,” he said — but reaffirmed that a is the “optimal solution.” Cable-stayed bridges can be more cost-effective than other options and their design places support piers farther apart from one another than other types.
That means the piers are farther from a potentially wayward vessel. Such a des.
