Federal investigators say the Maryland Transportation Authority failed to complete a recommended vulnerability assessment that would have shown the Francis Scott Key Bridge was at significant risk of collapse long before its demise last year
Federal investigators found that the Maryland Transportation Authority failed to complete a recommended vulnerability assessment on the Francis Scott Key Bridge, which would have revealed a high risk of collapse from ship strikes. The bridge collapsed after being struck by a cargo ship, highlighting Maryland's decades-long failure to assess its bridges' vulnerability, including the Chesapeake Bay Bridge.
