Along with the removal of the M/V Dali, salvage crews have expanded the Port of Baltimore limited access channel to a width of 400 feet and a depth of 50 feet.
Photo of the Saimaagracht cargo ship moving through the new channel open where the Key Bridge collapsed salvage crews have expanded the Port of Baltimore limited access channel to a width of 400 feet and a depth of 50 feet on May 20, allowing for the transit of all deep-draft commercial vessels calling on the Port of Baltimore according to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
“We are proud of the unified efforts that have partially reopened the Federal Channel to port operations,” said Lt. Gen. Scott Spellmon, commanding general of USACE. Only about one-third of this truss is visible above the water as it stretches down to the riverbed and sits buried in the mud line. Based on the latest dive surveys and engineer analyses conducted after precision cutting and refloating the M/V Dali, the work to restore the Federal Channel is projected to conclude between June 8-10. The adjusted timing accounts for the complexity of the cutting and rigging required to lift portions of the large span.
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