On the day the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore collapsed, President Biden said the federal government would pay the “entire cost” of rebuilding it, which some suggest could run to more than $1 billion.
Washington will foot the bill so the bridge and nearby port can reopen “as soon as humanly possible,” he said.
Rebuilding the bridge, repairing the cargo ship that hit it and compensating companies for the disruption at one of the nation’s busiest ports may take years to resolve.
“We’re not going to wait,” said Mr. Biden, who plans to visit Baltimore on Friday to survey the damage.
They cited an 1851 law that allows a shipowner to cap financial damages mostly to the value of a ship after a crash, if the owner is determined not to have been at fault.
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Organizations:
Baltimore, Grace Ocean Private Ltd, Synergy Marine
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