Second busiest strategic roadway in the nation for hazardous material now down for 4-5 years - which is how long they say it will take to recover. Bridge was built specifically to move hazardous material - fuel, diesel, propane gas, nitrogen, highly flammable materials, chemicals and oversized cargo that cannot fit in the tunnels - that supply chain now crippled.
Those types of loads will just go around the city using the Western side of the Baltimore beltway. It will add up to an hour of travel time. Inconvenient, yes. But crippled? No.
I wouldn't be suprised if a ferry pops up to help the hyper local traffic. A lot of stuff gets shuffled between both sides of the water, as they're usually well connected.
The biggest disruption is if ships aren't allowed under the bridge to get to and leave the Port of Baltimore. A lot of stuff flows into there, including cars.
Those types of loads will just go around the city using the Western side of the Baltimore beltway. It will add up to an hour of travel time. Inconvenient, yes. But crippled? No.
I wouldn't be suprised if a ferry pops up to help the hyper local traffic. A lot of stuff gets shuffled between both sides of the water, as they're usually well connected.
The biggest disruption is if ships aren't allowed under the bridge to get to and leave the Port of Baltimore. A lot of stuff flows into there, including cars.