The fight over funding Key Bridge reconstruction

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Published 2024-05-15

With a price tag ranging between $1.7 and $1.9 billion, not every state is enthusiastic about the idea of helping to fund the rebuild of the Francis Scott Key Bridge. On Wednesday morning, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Administrator, Shailen Bhatt, faced questions from lawmakers on the plans for the federal government to fully fund the construction. It was part of a larger hearing on the Key Bridge collapse held by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. "My constituents are not willing to pay for this thing," Rep. Brian Babin (R-Texas) told Bhatt.

All Comments (21)

@jay-rad98 21 days ago

You break it you buy it. Tax payers shouldn’t pay a dime.
@peggychamberlain9515 21 days ago

The shipping company should be paying for this!!!
@EndUser-yu7gg 21 days ago

Confiscate the ship and all its cargo as collateral!
@rickybobby4017 21 days ago

WE SHOULDN'T HAVE TO PAY FOR THAT BRIDGE THE PEOPLE THAT OWN DALI SHOULD BE PAYING
@Inigo_The_Son 21 days ago

How about banning this company from operating any ships in US waters until they pay for the damage? Why does this country always act like victims, rather than the ones in charge?
@johnholmes102 21 days ago

The insurance company for the barge and the barge company should pay for it. Who was the insurer for the barge?😮😮😮
@spryfieldhundredpercent6757 21 days ago

Should be no fight over funding, shipping company 💯 should be on the hook for that bill.
@rachelloucks4053 21 days ago

The boat owner should pay, and should have insurance.
@vickiserre9457 21 days ago

Isn’t there an Insurance policy for owner of this ship? Oh sure, we pay to fix bridge and funnel more money from the US citizens… owner of the ship who owned it‼️
@guyforlogos 21 days ago

How is there a fight? the shipping company is 100% at fault and their insurance pays, if they cannot pay, take their assets to auction.
@broccolifan6971 21 days ago

You break it, then you pay for it. Very simple. Why bother to debate who should pay? Its ridiculous.
@SC-hk9so 21 days ago

Why should we as taxpayers pay for rebuilding the Key bridge. The billionaires who own the ship and shipping company need to be paying for all the damages including pay the families of those workers who died when the bridge fell need to be paid settlements so that they never have to worry for the rest of their lives.
@nealrcn 21 days ago

Where is the ships insurance company.
@Sam465 21 days ago

The Owners of the Dali should pay for all of the costs.
@AllenRipski 21 days ago

The insurance company should pay eventually In 10 months or less
@Nisfor372 21 days ago

Paying for bridge is one thing the bigger question is who's going to pay for the massive legal bills which have already started and will continue for years to come.
@richard-cf8ce 21 days ago

The insurance of the Ship pays for the bridge that's FIN
@kalrobbins2811 21 days ago

Wait ... wait ... wait! If someone could help me understand that'd be great! Maryland wants us (all U.S. taxpayers, including Maryland) to pay for the new bridge that some of us (like me who lives in a different state) will never see or use, and then ask folks who actually use the bridge to pay a surcharge in tolls to help pay for the bridge? Do I understand this correctly? I'm confused!
@buckeyeadventures1631 21 days ago

Isn't this the fault of the ship's owner? and don't they have insurance? Shouldn't all the monies that the ship's owner(s) have be frozen until the cost is satisfied?
@hhazelhoff1363 21 days ago

I think the people of Baltimore should absorb the full cost of the bridge. They should also reimburse the ship operator for all their loses and damage to the vessel. Maybe sell the Ravens to absorb some of the cost.