Eskimo Joe Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 2 hours ago, Interstate said: You would think they could get the channel cleared for one way traffic quicker than that... I mean they should be working 24 hours a day on it. Tides, weather, unexpected events popping up. That's a safe estimate. There's no way they're going to work at night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePhotoGuy Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 A small selection of 10+ years of photography from around the Key Bridge... 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdhokie Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 Stuff that is sitting in baltimore will be unloaded and trucked/trained to another port. Stuff that is sitting in the bay waiting to unload will be redirected to another port. Sure, there will be delays but its not hair on fire. Unloading all the stuck cargo should keep most people employed until they can reopen the channel. Reopening 695 will take the longest but therea the tunnels and the west side of 695. Again, inconvenient but not end of the world. New span will most likely be a suspension design with the tower supports far away from the deep main channel such that any large ship would run aground prior to impact. If you want to show anything for those that perished in this disaster.. SLOW DOWN the next time you are driving through a work zone. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokeybandit Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 21 hours ago, Interstate said: You would think they could get the channel cleared for one way traffic quicker than that... I mean they should be working 24 hours a day on it. They have to get crews and equipment on scene first. Then figure out how to free the ship without screwing other things up. Then clear the channel. Things will get going faster, for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickinBaltimore Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 11 hours ago, mdhokie said: Stuff that is sitting in baltimore will be unloaded and trucked/trained to another port. Stuff that is sitting in the bay waiting to unload will be redirected to another port. Sure, there will be delays but its not hair on fire. Unloading all the stuck cargo should keep most people employed until they can reopen the channel. Reopening 695 will take the longest but therea the tunnels and the west side of 695. Again, inconvenient but not end of the world. New span will most likely be a suspension design with the tower supports far away from the deep main channel such that any large ship would run aground prior to impact. If you want to show anything for those that perished in this disaster.. SLOW DOWN the next time you are driving through a work zone. That last part even more so. Remember some workers lost their lives last year when they were hit on 695 by people going over 100 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nw baltimore wx Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 33 minutes ago, RickinBaltimore said: That last part even more so. Remember some workers lost their lives last year when they were hit on 695 by people going over 100 One of the drivers was sentenced. https://www.thebaltimorebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/melachi-duane-darnell-brown-sentencing-deadly-crash-construction-workers-interstate-695-K2F2RY4ZNRCRZJIV2KT3NK6FPY/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interstate Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 1 hour ago, smokeybandit said: They have to get crews and equipment on scene first. Then figure out how to free the ship without screwing other things up. Then clear the channel. Things will get going faster, for sure. From my understanding is they already have the equipment on the way. They cannot get to the submerged vehicles until they start the clean up. Just too much debris on top of them. Sounds like they are going to try and get one way traffic in the channel before they try moving the ship. I think they are going to work hard on the channel and they worry about the rest of the bridge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interstate Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 Went to Fort McHenry today. I took these pics of the Key Bridge. I wonder If they can use any of the old bridge. The first crane arrived today as well. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maestrobjwa Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 9 hours ago, RickinBaltimore said: That last part even more so. Remember some workers lost their lives last year when they were hit on 695 by people going over 100 It was literally a year and 3 days before the Key Bridge collapse. It's kind of eerie that it was 6 fatalities each time, and each time they were all Hispanic, smh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weather Will Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 Sterling NWS is putting out an hourly forecast threat matrix for the Key Bridge area to assist in providing best forecast for the cleanup. Wonder if they will start providing this for big weather events in the future. Nice concept. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAPE Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 Preliminary NTSB report has been out for a week or so. Interesting and informative read, but still unanswered questions. Plenty of discussion in my world regarding the sequence of events and some of the decisions leading up to the accident. pdf download at the link below- https://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/Pages/DCA24MM031.aspx 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eskimo Joe Posted May 25 Share Posted May 25 On 3/31/2024 at 8:17 AM, Weather Will said: Sterling NWS is putting out an hourly forecast threat matrix for the Key Bridge area to assist in providing best forecast for the cleanup. Wonder if they will start providing this for big weather events in the future. Nice concept. Sterling has been a leader in decision support for big events. It's nice to see this and I hope it becomes a standard across the NWS. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vastateofmind Posted May 26 Share Posted May 26 On 3/28/2024 at 3:40 PM, ThePhotoGuy said: A small selection of 10+ years of photography from around the Key Bridge... Stunning photography...as always. I've observed and learned so much from the way you compose your shots. More to the point...I took it for granted for the few times that I traversed it over the past several decades, but as truss bridges go, the (former) Key Bridge was one of the most streamlined and majestic truss bridges I've ever seen. And your photography perfectly documented that over the years, so...thank you for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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