Buttigieg Pledges Quick Action to Rebuild Collapsed Baltimore Bridge, Mitigate Supply Chain Impacts
• Buttigieg says government must ensure funding is available and remove administrative barriers to rebuild Baltimore bridge quickly • Bridge collapse has supply chain implications with 30,000 vehicles crossing daily; tunnels are alternative but will impact traffic • Shipping operations at Port of Baltimore, the biggest vehicle handling port in U.S., are a major concern • Unlike air traffic control, cargo ships not required to coordinate with each other, but DOT facilitating communication • If private parties determined responsible, they will be held accountable, but rebuilding bridge and reopening port are the priorities now