Rebuilding Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge could cost more than $5 billion — more than double the $1.9 billion estimate Maryland officials outlined shortly after the crucial arterial span fell into the Patapsco River last year, two people engaged in the discussions told POLITICO. That could give fresh fuel to President Donald Trump, who late last month flirted with yanking federal funding for the bridge after quarreling on social media with Democratic Maryland Gov. Wes Moore — a potential presidential candidate — about the crime rate in Baltimore.

“That bridge is not going to get any cheaper the longer we delay committing the funding to build it,” Womack said