New design for collapsed Baltimore Bridge

An Italian company that helped rebuild a bridge that collapsed in Genoa, Italy, in 2018 said it is ready to do the same in Baltimore.

The Webuild Group sent a preliminary design and plans to Maryland officials for the reconstruction of the Francis Scott Key Bridge on Friday. The company said its cable-stayed bridge aims to improve several functional aspects, including safety, adaptability and sustainability.

Officials said it would be built for the future of the maritime industry, allowing for even larger ships to enter the Port of Baltimore, but the bridge’s design will be much safer.

The Port of Baltimore has been operating at a limited capacity since the early morning hours of March 26, when a cargo ship, the Dali, hit the support pylon of the Key Bridge and took down the 47-year-old structure spanning over the Patapsco River. The bridge collapsed in a manner of a few minutes, killing six maintenance workers who were working on the bridge and doing repair work.

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