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Memorial service remembers Maynor Suazo Sandoval, victim of the Key Bridge collapse
Mourners gathered Friday night to celebrate the life of Owings Mills resident Maynor Suazo Sandoval, who died in the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge.
Mourners gathered Friday night, April 19, 2024, to celebrate the life of Owings Mills resident Maynor Suazo Sandoval, who died in the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge.
Key Bridge collapse turns neighborhood roads into highway thoroughfares
Trucks have long cut through neighborhoods around the Port of Baltimore, but residents say the problem is getting worse in the wake of the Key Bridge’s collapse.
Trucks coming back from the way of the Francis Scott Key Bridge, which was toppled by a massive container ship on March 26, 2024. The loss of the bridge, a key segment in the Baltimore Beltway, has left drivers looking for other routes around the city or to and from the Port of Baltimore.
‘Sadly the tragedies have not stopped’: Officials plead for safe driving in work zones
“Work zones are temporary, but actions behind the wheel can last forever,” is the message that state officials have for Maryland motorists.
Four people stand and talk on a highway overpass with a large highway in the background.
Here’s what the mayoral candidates think about bike lanes, the Red Line and bus routes
The top four mayoral candidates for next month’s Democratic primary sparred on transportation questions at a policy forum hosted by The Real News Network in conjunction with multiple advocacy organizations.
Five people sit on a stage in front of a crowd in a dark room with a projector screen behind them that reads "Mayoral Transportation Forum."
Are traffic jams the new normal after Key Bridge collapse?
The collapse of the Key Bridge has scrambled the morning and evening commutes for Baltimore-area residents, eliminating a major Patapsco River crossing while leaving a gaping hole in Interstate 695, the Baltimore Beltway.
Traffic, potentially due to the Key Bridge collapse, on MD-295 on Wednesday, March 27, 2024.
As salvage work continues, Biden pledges to ‘move heaven and earth’ to rebuild Key Bridge
President Joe Biden visited Baltimore Friday afternoon for an aerial tour of the collapsed France Scott Key Bridge and a meeting with families of the six construction workers killed in the disaster.
President Joe Biden, accompanied by Maryland Gov. Wes Moore, speaks near the site of the collapsed Key Bridge. Biden, on Friday, April 5, 2024, said " we will not rest ... until the cement has dried on the entirety of a new bridge, a new bridge."
Weather hampers salvage at Key Bridge as crews prepare to remove containers off ship
Crane operators remained ready Wednesday to begin lifting undamaged containers off the disabled cargo ship Dali, but were held back by thunderstorms and high winds, which made operating the machinery unsafe.
A woman wearing camouflage fatigues points to a 3D rendering of a collapsed bridge on a large television screen in front of a large Maryland flag.
Stuck in new traffic since the Key Bridge collapse? We want to hear from you
How often did you use the Key Bridge? What's your alternate route?
A speed limit sign instructing drivers to not exceed 55mph sits at the end of what is left of the Key Bridge.
A collapsed bridge, a new Amtrak tunnel, the Red Line: Baltimore is an infrastructure epicenter
With billions already earmarked, Baltimore could become a proving ground — and maybe a blueprint — for national Democrats’ infrastructure goals.
U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg at a news conference in Dundalk after a cargo ship crashed into the Francis Scott Key bridge early Tuesday, March 26, 2024.
CSX adds Baltimore-NY freight route to ease impact of Port of Baltimore closure
The freight rail giant is working to mitigate the impact of the Port of Baltimore’s closure on its international customers.
Piles of coal can be seen in train cars just outside of the CSX Facility in Curtis Bay on Aug. 4, 2023.
Community embraces families of 6 workers who perished in Key Bridge collapse
Since the Francis Scott Bridge’s collapse early Tuesday, community members have been reaching out and providing support to families of the six Latino construction workers who perished in the disaster.
Community advocates hold a press conference to discuss a fundraising campaign for families of the Key Bridge collapse in Highlandtown, Maryland on March 27, 2024. From left, Lucia Islas, Gevene Alarcon, Susana Barrios and Carlos Crespo.
What we know about the victims and survivors of the Key Bridge collapse
The six missing workers were all part of Baltimore’s flourishing Latino community, immigrant advocates say.
Maynor Suazo, one of the six construction workers who died while working on the Francis Scott Key Bridge, had two children.
Hundreds of bridges in Maryland are ‘fracture critical.’ Does that mean they’re unsafe?
Engineering experts say the design of the Key Bridge likely accelerated its fall, but did not cause it.
A photo captures the construction of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in 1976. Many Marylanders remember working on the bridge or when it first opened.
Could huge concrete barriers have averted the Key Bridge collapse?
Some engineers believe adding protective structures around the bridge’s support columns could have prevented the tragedy that killed six construction workers.
The cargo ship Dali crashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge on Tuesday, March 26, 2024, in Maryland.
How long will it take to replace the Key Bridge? Engineers stress need to do it ‘right’
An “all hands” mobilization to rebuild the Francis Scott Key Bridge could be coming. But engineers stress the need to get it done right as opposed to just fast.
Crews work to finish the Francis Scott Key Bridge, which opened in 1977.
How federal dollars could help make roadways around Druid Hill Park more pedestrian-friendly
The same federal program helping to reimagine the "Highway to Nowhere" hopes to reconnect Druid Hill Park to its surrounding neighborhoods.
A rendering created as part of The Druid Lake Vision Plan includes new amenities which compliment recreational water access.
Was Key Bridge designed to withstand impact of a cargo ship crashing into it? Engineers raise doubts.
After a container ship crashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge on March 26, 2024, causing it to collapse, engineering experts questioned why the bridge was not strong enough to withstand the impact.
A portion of Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed after it was struck by a large container ship early Tuesday morning, March 26, 2024, sending several vehicles and people into the frigid water below.
Pedestrian oasis or car nightmare? Harborplace plans could slow downtown traffic
Redesigning the intersection of Pratt and Light Streets is at the heart of Bramble’s plans to remake the traffic grid in downtown and change the way people drive and walk.
The Light Street spur (above) carries traffic past the Harborplace pavilions and onto Pratt Street (right), on Thursday, March 14, 2024. Developers want to eliminate the spur to increase walkability and narrow Pratt Street to two lanes for cars and trucks. Two other lanes would be reserved for transit.
Pratt Street lane closures, roadwork postponed
Baltimore’s Department of Transportation announced Sunday that roadwork scheduled to begin this week along Pratt Street will be postponed until further notice.
A pedestrian crosses Pratt Street with vehicles stopped at various points in the crosswalk.
Baltimore leaders try to stave off cuts to road maintenance funds
Proposed changes to the state's distribution of highway user revenue would have an outsized impact on Baltimore City.
An orange roadwork sign that reads "road closed" blocks off a section of an intersection. A green road side that says "Calvert St" hangs next to a red stop light. There are some orange roadwork barrels and white traffic barriers.
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