Francis Scott Key bridge collapse (Baltimore)

[Tug Tide]

NTSB to Determine Probable Cause of Baltimore Bridge Collapse

Board meeting scheduled for November 18 will address electrical failures that led to six deaths and a catastrophic bridge collapse. The National Transportation Safety Board will convene a public board...

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On Nov 18, the NTSB will start public meetings. I will keep an eye out for a link to the meeting and/or any follow up analysis.

 

[mdb-tpet]

One year ago, the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed in Baltimore after a cargo ship hit it. We still haven’t started rebuilding a new bridge. In fact, they haven’t even demolished the old remains yet. China would have built 10 bridges by now.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1904884596132507708

Holy "this tweet didn't age well" Batman!

Video shows collapse of newly built bridge in China

There were no reported casualties from the collapse of the southwestern Hongqi Bridge, which officials closed a day earlier after cracks appeared on nearby slopes and roads.

www.nbcnews.com

 

[Elefantman]

 

[Bamaro]

And now it will cost 5.2B+ and not be completed until 2030, or later and only be 4 lanes.

 

[Tug Tide]

Single Loose Wire Caused Dali's Catastrophic Bridge Strike, NTSB Concludes

A labeling band on a single signal wire caused the electrical blackout that led to the containership Dali’s collision with Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge in March 2024, killing six...

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[arthurdawg]

Holy "this tweet didn't age well" Batman!

Video shows collapse of newly built bridge in China

There were no reported casualties from the collapse of the southwestern Hongqi Bridge, which officials closed a day earlier after cracks appeared on nearby slopes and roads.

www.nbcnews.com

Well... Yes. China would have built ten bridges. Because each of them would have fallen down the next day after opening...

 

[crimsonaudio]

Well... Yes. China would have built ten bridges. Because each of them would have fallen down the next day after opening...

I'd not feel comfortable driving across a Chinese built bridge, but we built the Empire State Building in one year, and somehow now it take half a decade to rebuild a bridge. I get safety, materials testing, etc, but there's literally no excuse for how long public infrastructure projects take now. Bureaucracy bloats the cost to ridiculous amounts and makes something relatively easy take far longer than it should.

IOW, there's middle ground between rushing (and likely lack of safety) and taking 10x longer than needed due to red tape.

 

[arthurdawg]

Holy "this tweet didn't age well" Batman!

Video shows collapse of newly built bridge in China

There were no reported casualties from the collapse of the southwestern Hongqi Bridge, which officials closed a day earlier after cracks appeared on nearby slopes and roads.

www.nbcnews.com

Well... Yes. China would have built ten bridges. Because each of them would have fallen down the next day after opening...

I'd not feel comfortable driving across a Chinese built bridge, but we built the Empire State Building in one year, and somehow now it take half a decade to rebuild a bridge. I get safety, materials testing, etc, but there's literally no excuse for how long public infrastructure projects take now. Bureaucracy bloats the cost to ridiculous amounts and makes something relatively easy take far longer than it should.

IOW, there's middle ground between rushing (and likely lack of safety) and taking 10x longer than needed due to red tape.

Yes... Hoover Dam took only 5 years and was 2 years ahead of schedule.

Of course... OSHA would disapprove of the 96 official deaths and numerous severe injuries. Many sources speculate the number of deaths was a good bit higher, 112 or more.

But yes... Ridiculous.

There were only 5 deaths for the Empire State Building, which was considered remarkably low by the people of that time!