Governor Wes Moore and U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy released the following statement after their meeting in Washington, D.C.:
“We all agree that building great, big, things shouldn’t be impossible in America. That includes the Francis Scott Key Bridge and the American Legion Memorial Bridge – two major infrastructure projects that are essential to the Baltimore and Beltway economy.
“During today’s meeting, we made significant progress. We agreed to accelerate the reconstruction of both the Francis Scott Key Bridge and the American Legion Bridge.
“Specifically for the American Legion Bridge, we agreed about the need to speed up the reconstruction and leverage innovative approaches like a public private partnership (P3) that will ensure Maryland, Virginia, and D.C. commuters can soon experience some much needed traffic relief from the most congested corridor in America.
“We also made significant progress on cost sharing for the Francis Scott Bridge to ensure fairness.
“Our teams will continue to hash out the final details to ensure both critical bridge projects are completed quickly and affordably.”
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