The US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) plans to open a new channel to the Port of Baltimore by the end of April, freeing up commercial shipping blocked by a collapsed bridge. The port access is expected to be fully restored by the end of May.
The main channel has been blocked since the container ship Dali rammed into a support column of the Francis Scott Key Bridge on March 26.
The Port of Baltimore ranks first in the United States for the volume it handles of autos and light trucks and farm and construction machinery, according to the state of Maryland. Most of that traffic has been suspended since the accident, though some terminal operations outside the affected area have resumed.
But with depths limited to 11 feet and 14 feet, those two channels are too shallow for major cargo ships, which need a depth of 35 feet.
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