Maryland Bridge Repair Begins With $60M Federal Aid, Reconstruction Estimated To Cost $2B
Maryland Bridge Repair Begins With $60M Federal Aid, Reconstruction Estimated To Cost $2B
The US government has granted Maryland $60 million in emergency funds to reconstruct the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore.
美國政府已向馬里蘭州撥款6000萬美元的應急資金，用於重建巴爾的摩倒塌的弗朗西斯·斯科特·基大橋。
What Happened: Maryland Governor Wes Moore requested the emergency funds, which were promptly approved by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration, Reuters reported on Friday. President Joe Biden had earlier instructed the federal government to expedite the rebuilding process due to the bridge's crucial role in Baltimore's highway system.
發生了什麼：路透社週五報道，馬里蘭州州長韋斯·摩爾要求提供應急資金，美國交通部聯邦公路管理局迅速批准了這些資金。喬·拜登總統早些時候曾指示聯邦政府加快重建進程，因爲這座橋在巴爾的摩的公路系統中起着至關重要的作用。
The funds will be used for operations, debris removal, and mobilization, setting the stage for a swift recovery. However, a team of experts must first assess how to remove the stuck vessel, loaded with thousands of containers and trapped by bridge debris. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is bringing in the largest crane on the Eastern Seaboard for this task.
這些資金將用於行動、碎片清除和動員，爲迅速恢復奠定基礎。但是，專家小組必須首先評估如何拆除裝有數千個集裝箱並被橋樑碎片困住的卡住的船隻。美國陸軍工程兵團正在爲這項任務引進東海岸最大的起重機。
With the final cost of rebuilding the bridge potentially escalating to at least $2 billion, additional funding will likely be sought as damage assessments progress. The U.S. Congress will need to fund the construction of a replacement bridge, marking a significant financial undertaking for the country.
由於重建這座橋的最終成本可能會增加到至少20億美元，隨着損失評估的進展，可能會尋求額外的資金。美國國會將需要爲建造一座替代橋樑提供資金，這標誌着美國的一項重大財政承諾。
Why It Matters: The Francis Scott Key Bridge's collapse resulted from a cargo ship operated by Synergy Group and chartered by Danish shipping giant A. P. Moller Maersk, losing power and striking a support column.
爲何重要：弗朗西斯·斯科特·基大橋的倒塌是由Synergy集團運營並由丹麥航運巨頭A.P. Moller Maersk租用的一艘貨船斷電並撞上支撐柱造成的。
This catastrophic event has led to a potential insurance payout of up to $4 billion, surpassing the previous record of $1.5 billion from the 2012 Costa Concordia cruise ship disaster. The investigation is ongoing, with contaminated fuel being considered a potential cause for the cargo ship's loss of power.
這一災難性事件導致潛在的保險支出高達40億美元，超過了2012年哥斯達黎加康考迪亞遊輪災難創下的15億美元紀錄。調查仍在進行中，受污染的燃料被認爲是貨船斷電的潛在原因。
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