Who could build new bridge? How’s the port doing?
By HAYES GARDNER, Baltimore Sun
Nearly four months after a ship strike decimated the Francis Scott Key Bridge and killed six construction workers, who would build and pay for a new bridge and the impact on Marylanders’ wallets were among the topics on the minds of readers during a Reddit AMA on Wednesday with Baltimore Sun reporter Hayes Gardner.
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Below are selected questions and answers from the discussion on the r/Maryland subreddit. Some comments have been edited for formatting, length or clarity.
Any update on contractor selection? Dates, possible contractors, shortlist, etc? (asked by Agile_Wafer_1291)
So, the state’s transportation authority has said it will select a builder by “mid-to-late summer,” but has not specified beyond that.
And while several potential builders have not disclosed whether or not they are interested, Webuild, an Italian builder, and its American subsidiary Lane Construction, have not been shy. They released a preliminary vision for a new span in May and confirmed to The Sun that they are part of a team that submitted a proposal. They also recently launched an ad campaign in the U.S.
Another construction and engineering company, Kiewit, said on social media it was “assembling a team,” but has declined to say anything more about its proposal. Regardless, the selected contractor will likely be a group of several companies that team up for the project, expected to cost $1.7 billion.
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