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Key Bridge Rebuild Costs Surge | Washington DC News
Maryland’s top officials took federal lawmakers on a tour of the Francis Scott Key Bridge’s new construction site, aiming to reassure them amid ballooning costs now pegged between $4.3 billion and $5.2 billion — far above initial estimates. The collapse of the original bridge in March 2024, which killed six workers, triggered a massive rebuild effort. The state dumped its original contractor over pricing disputes, though that firm will finish some work by year’s end. New bidders are stepping in for later phases. Officials argue the new bridge must be safer and bigger to handle modern…
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