I-95 Sign Misspelled Near Philadelphia Bridge Collapse Site
Drivers are confused after noticing an incorrect sign along Interstate 95 in Philadelphia that shows people covering their faces. The green sign with white lettering is located near Cottman Avenue and State Road and has the misspelled number ABC 6 on it. report Monday. Sign image show it is”Central Philly Chester [emphasis added] Social media […]
Permanent cameras, license plate readers will be watching you on Goethals Bridge
Big Brother is watching you…as you drive to Staten Island. The Port Authority has installed permanent license plate readers on the Goethals Bridge, which connects Elizabeth, New Jersey, with New York’s southernmost borough. The department plans to install 24 more license plate readers at the Bayonne Bridge and Outerbridge intersections, which officials say will help […]
Port of Baltimore fully reopened after $100M cleanup of collapsed Francis Scott Key bridge
Officials say commercial vessel traffic through the Port of Baltimore should soon return to normal levels after the waterway fully reopened earlier this week for the first time since the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse. Officials estimate that salvaging the bridge could cost up to $75 million and rebuilding it could cost nearly $2 billion. […]
Baltimore shipping channel fully reopened after bridge disaster
Route to the Port of Baltimore Full reopening On Monday night, cargo traffic was allowed into the port at full capacity for the first time since the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed after a collision in March. The bridge was hit by a large cargo ship on its main central support, sweeping the entire bridge […]
Port of Baltimore shipping channel fully reopens following Key Bridge collapse
The shipping channel in the Port of Baltimore fully reopened Monday, months after the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed when it was struck by a shipping vessel. The 700-foot-wide and 50-foot-deep channel reopened for commercial use after being closed for more than 11 weeks. In March, the Dali, a 213 million-pound shipping vessel, experienced a […]
In South Carolina, out-of-control ship speeding through harbor forces major bridge closure
A large cargo ship lost control of its engines on Wednesday and sped through a South Carolina port at nearly full speed, forcing the closure of the Ravenel Bridge, one of the state’s busiest. While the Coast Guard investigated, harbor pilots helped the roughly 1,000-foot-long ship safely pass under the bridge and anchor several miles […]
Makeshift memorial to Baltimore bridge collapse victims vandalized
A memorial honoring the six victims of the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse in Baltimore was vandalized over the weekend. An elaborate display near the south end of the bridge has grown to include an ornamented wooden cross and a red pickup truck hanging from the branches of a nearby tree, representing one of the […]
Kevin Briggs: A bridge of hope for those without it
The moment Ken Baldwin jumped off the Golden Gate Bridge one August morning in 1985, he was overcome with regret: “I quickly realized that everything I thought was irreparable in my life was completely repairable except for the fact that I jumped,” he later said. He told The New Yorker. Miraculously, Baldwin survived, but the […]
IDF Exposes Secret Egypt-Gaza Bridge in Rafah Operation
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) operation in Rafah revealed the existence of a secret land bridge between Egypt and Gaza that Hamas could use to import anything without international oversight. Jerusalem Post. Former intelligence officer Lt. Col. Amit Yagor (ret.) I have written: [Egypt] It enabled an entire smuggling industry of tunnels from its own […]
Washington state teen, 19, plummets 400 feet near iconic High Steel Bridge and survives
A 19-year-old man survived a fall into a 400-foot ravine beneath a popular bridge in Washington state over Memorial Day weekend, authorities said. The Mascon County Sheriff’s Office said the man fell Saturday while attempting to walk under the High Steel Bridge, one of the highest railroad bridges in the United States. According to the […]