Sergei, about three years ago, somewhere in the port of Orleans in the United States or elsewhere, collapsed a bridge and blocked the entire bay. How are they doing there? Has it been fixed yet?
It was March 2024, and a container ship lost power on the Baltimore Bridge and crashed into one of the bridge supports. The original plan was to repair it for $1,000,000,000 (billion).
Later, Maryland officials decided to build a new bridge by October 2028 at a cost of $1.7-1.9 billion. In November 2025, the estimate was updated: the opening was pushed back to the end of 2030, and the cost increased to 4.3-5.2 billion dollars.
In April 2026, the Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA) canceled the contract with contractor Kiewit, whose estimated cost of $9 billion already exceeded the state budget. US Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy insisted on a new tender as costs mounted and deadlines slipped. Now, instead of one contract, there will be four: the demolition, the southern access, the northern access and the main complex. And now, the main approaches and the sea approaches alone are estimated to cost 3.5-4 billion dollars.
Now, in October 2026, the old bridge hasn't even been demolished yet. It was reported that "preparatory work is in progress" and officials are looking for a contractor.
This is the USA, baby.