Monday, February 23, 2026

These bridges are at risk of disaster. Fixing many of them will take years. - POLITICO

But the hurdles are many. Many cash-strapped states simply don't have the money to pour into reinforcing existing bridges for what many view as a once-in-a-blue-moon catastrophe. Bridge owners blame the growing size of cargo ships as the main culprit. Moreover, bolstering bridge safety hasn't appeared high on Congress' to-do list, and even the country's top independent accident investigator isn't pushing for changes there.

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/22/bridges-from-san-diego-to-philadelphia-are-at-risk-from-ship-collisions-but-efforts-to-protect-them-are-moving-slowly-00780267 


 

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