What’s next for Key Bridge rebuild? Sun reporter Hayes Gardner to hold Reddit AMA.

Nearly four months ago, the container ship Dali lost power and crashed into Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge , decimating it and killing six construction workers. Crews have since removed tens of thousands of tons wreckage from the Patapsco River and fully reopened the shipping channel in June. But there’s more activity on the horizon. In the coming months, state officials will identify the builder of the new span , expected to cost about $1.7 billion and open by October 2028, and begin the demolition of remaining bridge structures .

Meanwhile, it remains to be seen if the federal government will fully fund the new bridge or if the state will pay for a portion. Regardless, some of that money is expected to be recouped from insurance and third-party claims.

Baltimore Sun reporter Hayes Gardner has been covering the Key Bridge collapse, cleanup and rebuild process since the beginning and wants to answer your questions. Join him at 11 a.m. Wednesday on the r/Maryland subreddit .

Until then, here are some of Hayes’ stories:

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