8,000 new jobs added in Maryland in April, report says
Despite the Port of Baltimore shutting down after the Key Bridge collapse, the state of Maryland added 7,800 jobs in April.
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Despite the Port of Baltimore shutting down after the Key Bridge collapse, the state of Maryland added 7,800 jobs in April.
Cruise lines are scheduling returns to Baltimore at the end of the month.
Experts are divided in their interpretations of a preliminary report released by the National Transportation Safety Board, but say the answers investigators dredge up could have profound implications both for understanding the tragedy and for an ongoing legal battle.
Data shows crashes have increased by 29% on alternative routes since the collapse. It's also taking drivers two to four times longer to get where they're going.
The inadequacy of existing safeguards to protect bridges and other infrastructure from ever-larger container ships was considered in a House hearing May 15, a day after the NTSB released its preliminary report on the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge.