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President tours site on Friday, as cranes, ships and divers work to reopen port where up to $200m in cargo moves each day

President Joe Biden is expected to get a firsthand look Friday at efforts to clear away the hulking remains of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, as cranes, ships and diving crews work to reopen one of the nation's main shipping lanes. Biden will receive updates from the U.S. Coast Guard and Army Corps of Engineers. The Army Corps of Engineers hopes to open a limited-access channel for barge container ships and some vessels moving cars and farm equipment by the end of this month and to restore normal capacity to Baltimore's port by May 31, the White House says.

President Biden on Friday got a firsthand look at the damage from the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore and pledged to “move heaven and Earth” to rebuild the structure. “I’m here to say, your nation has your back. And I mean it. Your nation has your back,” Biden said, speaking with…

Maryland officials spoke in depth about plans by the U.S. Coast Guard to create a temporary, alternate channel for commercially essential vessels near the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge, among other recovery plans.

Crews on Saturday began the process of cutting and removing the first piece of wreckage from the Francis Scott Key Bridge, which collapsed into the Patapsco River last week after being struck by a cargo ship. The move marks the beginning of an extensive undertaking to remove the twisted steel from the bridge, which will…