Baltimore: US Corps of Engineers plans to reopen canal in May

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Usace) expects the Fort McHenry Canal to be partially open by the end of the month following the collapse of the Key Bridge in Baltimoreand that access to the port be restored to its “normal capacity” by May.

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The institution informed this Thursday in a statement that engineers have determined a provisional timetable for the restoration of the “safe browsing”in and around the Port of Baltimore, having performed a series of “detailed studies and engineering assessments.”

He Usace plans to open a limited-access channel 85 meters (280 feet) wide and 11 meters (35 feet) deep at the end of April, allowing one-way traffic into and out of the port of Baltimore for maintenance of container ships and some loading/unloading vessels that transport automobiles and agricultural equipment.

The permanent federal navigation canal, 213 meters (700 feet) wide by 15 meters (50 feet) deep, is scheduled to open in May, however, these are “ambitious timelines that may still be affected by weather conditions significant adverse effects”. in the complexity of the wreck”, according to the Usace.

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The Key Bridge in the city of Baltimore collapsed on March 26 after the freighter Dali impacted its structure, creating an accident that left six deaths and multimillion-dollar losses.

Source: Elcomercio

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