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, impacted by the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse, would resume normal operations by the end of May as he once again pledged federal government support for the area on Friday., killing six construction workers who were repairing potholes on the road. Some of their bodies have yet to be recovered.Biden revealed that one of the workers, a 24-year-old named Carlos, had texted a loved one shortly before his death to say his crew had just laid cement and was waiting for it to dry.
Shipping traffic has needed to be rerouted as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers works to clear the bridge debris; Biden said that “thousands of tons of mangled steel remain lodged in the water.” Officials have been able to clear two channels, Biden said, with a third opening by the end of the month.President Joe Biden delivers a speech in front of the site of the deadly Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse in Baltimore on April 5.
Biden got an aerial tour of the downed bridge and grounded ship from Marine 1 after flying in from the White House. He then got a briefing from officials in charge of the response on the ground, where he was told that two shallower-draft channels — one 11 feet deep, the other 14 — have already been opened, allowing 15% of the traffic the port normally sees to resume.
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