Posted on 03/26/2024 5:55:05 PM PDT by algore
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg vowed the federal government would rebuild the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Maryland on Tuesday, calling it a 'cathedral' of American infrastructure.
'This is no ordinary bridge, this is one of the cathedrals of American infrastructure,' he said. 'It has been part of the skyline of this region longer than many of us has been alive.'
He cautioned that the 'path to normalcy' for the Baltimore community after the tragedy 'will not be easy, will not be quick, and will not be inexpensive
Buttigieg spoke at a press conference in Baltimore Tuesday afternoon, several hours after the bridge collapsed in the early hours of the morning after it was struck by a cargo ship
He said he was 'moved' to see the state, county, and city response to the tragedy, praising Maryland Gov. Wes Moore for his immediate attention to the issue.
'He was already awake and hard at work when I reached him in the middle of the night,' Buttigieg said.
Buttigieg reminded everyone listening that it was 'excruciating day' for the families of the missing as search and rescue efforts continued.
'They are hoping and praying and we are hoping and praying with them,' he said. 'We are all putting our arms around the community of Baltimore
He vowed ongoing investigations into what caused the cargo ship to hit the bridge support which caused the catastrophic collapse early Tuesday morning.
'In many ways our work is just beginning, to rebuild this bridge and deal with impacts in the meantime,'
'I have no doubt that we will rebuild together and that Baltimore will come back stronger than ever before,' he said
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There are great underwater demolition experts available who can clear a channel in a short time. I suspect they are already on the job.
Call in those Navy UDT teams, they can do the impossible.
I was going to say the same. It’s just a bridge Pete.
The supply chain starving that idiot’s brain is the one for intelligence, honesty, and integrity.
Hey Pete, go home and nurse your baby. not.
I stand corrected
Buttplug has no idea what his job is
Engineers ask if Baltimore’s Key Bridge piers could have been better protected
Did he say the bridge was racist because it wasn’t tall enough for ships piloted by blacks to pass under it?
Doesn’t Pete Buttigieg still have 5 more years of maternity leave?
I guess I missed the build back new cathedrals better act.
it flew under my radar somehow, but after much searching I found it
Are you sure? Oh my, what will we do? /s
“Engineers ask if Baltimore’s Key Bridge piers could have been better protected”
more like everyone asks if the piers could have been better protected.
sure, but the “protection” they talk about would not have protected the bridge in these circumstances.
more like contractors to be getting contracts are asking if they get lots more money.
I would rather know who thought no tug guides were needed for a massive mega-ship under a critical infrastructure bridge.
but whatever
Telegraphing intentions.
This shouldn’t affect supply chain much and only temporarily.
It’s affect traffic in Balmer region.
“warns of massive supply chain issues”
Here.We.Go.Again.
Boot-Edge-Edge doesn’t know the first thing about transportation infrastructure. He’s just babbling, like his masters ...
The replacement, if it ever gets build, will be a monument to sodomy.
Which is no doubt, the plan. If it didn't happen naturally, they'd make it happen with regulations and EOs.
This current government does NOTHING good for the people. Everything they do is designed to make life more difficult for us.
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