Daily Key Bridge Update from Governor Moore and Other Officials
From 4/4/24:
In the daily update on work around the crash site at the Francis Scott Key Bridge, Rear Admiral Shannon Gilreath today said the number one priority continues to be reopening the shipping channel…
Just north of the channel, they are working to remove the large section of debris.
From 4/3/24:
Maryland Officials held a news conference this afternoon to continue to provide updates on work being done in the wake of the Francis Scott Key Bridge Collapse. U.S. Coast Guard Rear Admiral Shannon Gilreath representing Unified Command talked about the top prioritiesā¦
He adds that the second priority is to remove the ship from the channel. Regarding diving operations, they had to pause that this afternoon due to storms in the area.
Regarding the removal of the ship from the channel…
He adds that weather permitting, those operations will get underway.
In what is part of a phased approach to opening the main channel, a second temporary alternate channel was established on the southwest side of the main channel near Hawkins Point in the vicinity of the Key Bridge for commercially essential vessels. Admiral Gilreath talked about this action at the latest news conference…
Gilreath also talked about the priorities including the removal of the rest of the debris from the bridge–from the waterway along with the removal of the ship from the channel. However, weather has been hampering the progress of those efforts.
