The Francis Scott Key Bridge was a main thoroughfare for drivers between New York and Washington who sought to avoid downtown Baltimore. It was one of three ways to cross the Baltimore Harbour, with a traffic volume of 31,000 cars per day or 11.3 million vehicles a year.
Biden, who called the collision a “terrible accident,” was asked why the federal government should pick up the tab if the ship and its operator were potentially to blame.
“That could be but we’re not going to wait for that to happen. We’re going to pay for it to get the bridge rebuilt and opened,” Biden said.
Large scale infrastructure projects are typically paid for by a combination of state and federal governments.
Biden said he would go to Baltimore “as quickly as I can,” but did not give exact timing.
Source: CNA
