SUNSHINE SKYWAY BRIDGE
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Building a new Key Bridge could take years and cost at least $400 million, experts say
"The lead time on air conditioning equipment right now for a home renovation is like 16 months, right?" Schafer said. He continued: "So it's like you're telling me they're going to build a whole bridge in two years? I want it to be true, but I think empirically it doesn't feel right to me."
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Baltimore bridge collapse: The 5 minutes that brought down the Francis Scott Key Bridge
The Key Bridge disaster, caused by the cargo ship Dali, resulted in a deadly collapse impacting the Port of Baltimore. The incident involved immigrant workers and is under investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board.
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Bridges can be protected from ship collisions: An expert on structures in disasters explains how
In an interview, University of Michigan civil engineer Sherif El-Tawil explained how often ships collide with bridges, what can be done to protect bridges from collisions, and how a similar disaster in Florida in 1980 - just three years after the Key bridge opened - changed the way bridges are built.