On March 26, the cargo ship Dali in Baltimore, Maryland, lost power and collided with one of the bridge’s supports.
Six guys, who were all road workers on the bridge at the time, were killed when the massive structure toppled into the river and was seen on camera.
Since then, as workers attempted to clear the debris of steel, concrete, and the wreckage, the Fort McHenry Federal Channel has been closed, thereby closing the Port of Baltimore.
The US Army Corps of Engineers declared the area where the Key Bridge buckled “safe for transit” on Monday night, according to a statement released that evening.
The Patapsco River has been restored to its former width and depth of 700 feet after 2,000 salvage workers removed almost 50,000 tons of steel and concrete from the river.
The Army Corps of Engineers’ (USACE) Baltimore district commander, Col. Estee Pinchasin, stated: “It is impossible for me to express how proud I am of our team.
He additionally stated: “Although the overarching goal to restore full operational capacity to the Federal Channel was successful, each day we thought of those who lost their lives, their families and the workers impacted by this tragic event.”
A deliberate explosion demolished a portion of the Key Bridge during the nearly three-month clearance operation in order to free the Dali.
