Building a new bridge in Baltimore will take 7 years and a billion dollars

Citing the estimates of a number of experts, the Associated Press reported that the construction of a new bridge on the site of the collapsed bridge in Baltimore, USA, could take up to seven years, while the project costs could exceed one billion dollars.

According to this news agency, the duration of the reconstruction as well as the costs depend on many factors, from the design to obtaining all the necessary permits from the authorities.

According to Ben Shaffer, a professor of engineering sciences at Johns Hopkins University, the implementation of this project may take 5 to 7 years.

Shaffer said, “So you’re telling me they’re going to build a whole bridge in two years? I hope that’s true, but I think it seems practically impossible.”

At the same time, Sameh Badi, another professor from George Washington University, is more optimistic about his predictions and believes that the project may last from 18 months to two years. He also added that the costs can range from 500 million dollars to 1 billion dollars.

On Tuesday morning, a freighter carrying the Singaporean flag from Baltimore to Colombo, Sri Lanka collided with the Francis Scott Key Road Bridge in Baltimore, Maryland, and the bridge collapsed. As ABC News reported, citing a report from the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, the ship lost control and warnings were issued. Local police and Maryland’s governor said there was no evidence of a terrorist attack. The Secretary of Transportation of the United States announced the death toll of this accident as six dead and one injured.