Audio from Key Bridge collapse sheds light on timeline

CONSTRUCTION WORKERS. WELL, TONIGHT WE ARE LEARNING MORE ABOUT THE EFFORTS TO CLEAR THE BRIDGE BEFORE THE COLLAPSE. AFTER THE MAYDAY CALL WENT OUT FROM THE SHIP, THE MTA DISPATCHED CREWS TO TRY AND GET ALL DRIVERS AND WORKERS OFF OF THAT BRIDGE. DESPITE THEIR EFFORTS, THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH TIME. TONIGHT, YOU CAN HEAR THOSE EFFORTS FOR YOURSELF. I NEED ONE OF YOU GUYS ON THE SOUTH SIDE. ONE OF YOU GUYS ON THE NORTH SIDE. HOLD ALL TRAFFIC ON THE KEY BRIDGE. THERE'S A SHIP APPROACHING IT. JUST LOST THEIR STEERING. SO UNTIL YOU GET THAT UNDER CONTROL, WE GOTTA STOP ALL TRAFFIC COMING OUT THE SOUTH SIDE. I'M. HOLDING TRAFFIC NOW. I WAS DRIVING WHEN WE STOPPED PRIOR TO THE BRIDGE, SO I'LL HAVE A WHOLE TRAFFIC STOPPED. 24. IS THERE A CREW WORKING ON THE BRIDGE RIGHT NOW? OKAY. ONLINE VIDEO. WHEN WE STOPPED TRAFFIC ON THEIR SITE RIGHT NOW. YEAH. IF WE COULD STOP TRAFFIC, JUST MAKE SURE NO ONE'S ON THE BRIDGE RIGHT NOW. I'M NOT SURE WHERE THERE'S A CREW UP THERE. YOU MIGHT WANT TO NOTIFY WHOEVER THE FOREMAN IS, SEE IF WE CAN GET THEM OFF THE BRIDGE TEMPORARILY. TIME FOR ONE OR THE OTHER UNIT GETS HERE. ALL RIGHT, UP ON THE BRIDGE. I HAVE ALL INTER-LOOP TRAFFIC STOPPED AT THIS TIME. ONCE YOU GET HERE, I'LL GO GRAB THE WORKERS ON THE KEY BRIDGE AND THEN STOP THE OUTER LOOP. SMASH THE WHOLE BRIDGE JUST FELL DOWN. START, START! WHOEVER. EVERYBODY. THE WHOLE BRIDGE JUST COLLAPSED. SIMPLE. DISPATCH IS DIRECT. IF YOU KNOW, FOR TRAFFIC. STOP. I CAN'T GET TO THE OTHER SIDE. SO THEHE BRIDGE IS DOWN. WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO GET SOMEBODY ON THE OTHER SIDE. ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY MSP TO GET UP HERE AND STOP TRAFFIC COMING NORTHBOUND. ON THE BRIDGE. C13 I'M HOLDING ALL TRAFFIC NORTHBOUND. IT'S ABSOLUTELY CHILLING. GOVERNOR WES MOORE HAS CREDITED THE SWIFT RESPONSE BY THOSE WORKERS FOR SAVING ADDITIONAL LIVES FROM BEING LOST IN THE COLLAPSE. TWO PEOPLE SURVIVED. CREWS ARE

Channel: WBAL-TV 11 Baltimore

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Length: 2min 4sec (124 seconds)

Published: Wed Mar 27 2024