Maryland Settles with Ship Owner over Bridge Collapse

0:00It's April 9th. This is Canada News Today, AI-powered stories from your city. Maryland's locked in a settlement with the owner and operator of that giant cargo ship, the Dolly, which smashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge and brought it down. State officials announced it Thursday, Grace Ocean. Private Limited and Synergy Marine are the ones involved, resolving part of the claims from the Crashback on March 26, 2024. The ship lost power and steering while heading out of Baltimore towards Sri Lanka, leading to the collapse that killed six road workers on an overnight, Pothole Crew. Maryland sued in federal court last September, hitting them with charges of negligence and a vessel that wasn't fit to sail. Folks in Maryland have been feeling the pain ever since. Islands of port workers lost gigs, traffic got rerouted through strained neighborhoods and the economic kids keep rippling out. That bridge was key for skipping downtown and keeping the port humming since it opened back in 1977.

1:01Rebuilding at solo will run between $4.3 billion and $5.2 billion with traffic flowing again by late 20. 30. This deal leaves out any claims against the shipbuilder, Hyundai, so the legal push continues. Attorney General Anthony Brown calls it a solid move forward, but the real work to rebuild lives and the economy is just getting started.