Nearly two years after the Key Bridge collapse, engineers said Wednesday that the rebuild is about to move into its next stage.
Plans for the new span are around 70% completed, engineers said.
"It was just part of the landscape. And it was gone. And it was just a sinking feeling, sort of like finding out that a really good friend had passed," said Laura Quintana, owner of Little Crystal Bijoux in Dundalk.
Quintana still remembers the morning the bridge came crashing down, and said her Dundalk family business — where she has sold handcrafted art for a decade now — has felt the impact ever since the collapse.
Her store's sales were down as much as 40% at one point.
"When you don't see me every day, even though I have a website, it's updated regularly, out of sight, out of mind. And that has been the challenge," Quintana said.
Quintana joined a discussion Wednesday where the chief engineer shared an update.
Since pre-construction began early last year, which included soil testing and wind tunnel analysis, they've completed some early construction work. Some of the work includes demolition of the land piers from the old bridge. Design is nearly complete.
Engineers say Key Bridge rebuild is about to move into next phase as 2-year mark of collapse arrives
DUNDALK, Md. —
Nearly two years after the Key Bridge collapse, engineers said Wednesday that the rebuild is about to move into its next stage.
Plans for the new span are around 70% completed, engineers said.
"It was just part of the landscape. And it was gone. And it was just a sinking feeling, sort of like finding out that a really good friend had passed," said Laura Quintana, owner of Little Crystal Bijoux in Dundalk.
Quintana still remembers the morning the bridge came crashing down, and said her Dundalk family business — where she has sold handcrafted art for a decade now — has felt the impact ever since the collapse.
Her store's sales were down as much as 40% at one point.
"When you don't see me every day, even though I have a website, it's updated regularly, out of sight, out of mind. And that has been the challenge," Quintana said.
Quintana joined a discussion Wednesday where the chief engineer shared an update.
Since pre-construction began early last year, which included soil testing and wind tunnel analysis, they've completed some early construction work. Some of the work includes demolition of the land piers from the old bridge. Design is nearly complete.