The Maryland Department of Transportation confirmed Thursday that demolition of the remaining portion of the Key Bridge has been postponed.
Demolition is estimated to begin in the summer or fall of 2024.
Officials now say demolition will take place sometime in the winter or spring of 2025.
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Back in May, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers conducted a controlled destruction of part of the Key Bridge to free the Dali ship.
This allowed DALI to be floated to Virginia in June and shipped to China in September.
Officials say the process is expected to take 10 months after it begins, due to several factors.
The length of the bridge that would have to be removed is much longer than the wreckage. Also, in contrast to debris removal, the demolition of intact structures takes a different approach.
NEW: Demolition of the remainder of Key Bridge will be slightly delayed until next winter/spring. MDTA originally hoped for this fall or early 2025. This process is expected to take approximately 10 months. When asked why the demo takes so long… pic.twitter.com/1IaECY8Rgy
— Elizabeth Worthington (@ElizWorthNews) November 14, 2024
