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Baltimore Bridge Collapse

Who will pay for the Key Bridge collapse?

by Sabri Ben-Achour
Apr 2, 2024
The Baltimore disaster may become the largest marine insurance loss ever. About 100 insurance companies are reportedly involved.
Roughly 100 insurance companies are involved in the Baltimore disaster, said Nadja Dreff with Morningstar.
Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images
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How one infrastructure project impacts the economy

by Reema Khrais
Nov 15, 2016
Donald Trump plans to use infrastructure spending to boost jobs and the economy.
The iconic Sixth Street Bridge wasn't safe. Construction on the new bridge is expected to bring hundreds of jobs to the area.
MARK RALSTON/AFP/Getty Images
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A bridge in the desert is washed out, and I-10 closes

by Annie Baxter
Jul 21, 2015
The bridge is on a remote stretch far from any city. The truck detour can take three hours.
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Deadline incentive speeds up Bay Bridge project

by Isabel Angell
Jul 5, 2013
To speed things up, officials offered contractors a $20 million incentive if they finished on time.
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Why don't we fix our crumbling bridges?

by Kai Ryssdal
May 24, 2013
Nearly 70,000 bridges across the U.S. are in need of some serious repairs but the political will, and the money, just aren't there.
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