US House panel to hold hearing on Baltimore bridge collapse

The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee will hold a hearing on the federal government’s response to the recent collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore. according to in a Thursday press release from the commission.

“Transportation and Infrastructure Committee” [Chair Sam Graves (R-Mo.)] The committee announced it would hold a hearing with witnesses from federal agencies to discuss its ongoing investigation into the alliance with Motor Vessel. dali Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Maryland and the Federal Government’s Response to the Incident,” the press release reads.

The hearing will be held next Wednesday at 10 a.m., with witnesses including National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) Chairwoman Jennifer Homendy and Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Administrator Shailen Butt, according to the announcement.

The sixth and final missing body of a construction worker killed in the Baltimore bridge collapse earlier this week has been found. Divers discovered the body of 37-year-old Jose Mainor López at the site of the bridge collapse on Tuesday, Unified Forces officials said.

“It is with heavy hearts that today marks an important milestone in our recovery efforts and bringing closure to the loved ones of the six employees who lost their lives in this tragic event,” said Maryland State Director. said Col. Roland L. Butler Jr. he said in a state police statement.

Immediately after the bridge collapsed, President Biden vowed to “move heaven and earth” to rebuild it.

“My friends, we are going to move heaven and earth to rebuild this bridge as quickly as humanly possible,” Biden said. “And we’re going to do that with unions and American Steel.”