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Re:The Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Maryland Has C... by hinkley on Tuesday March 26, 2024 @07:01PM (#39833802)
Do you happen to know how they stopped traffic? Are there warning lights at the ends of the bridge? I have seen bridges of this sort but they are fairly rare.

I'm wondering if that's how they stopped almost all of the traffic. Flip a switch, most people stop, a couple of assholes blow through the caution and FAFO.

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Re:The Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Maryland Has C... by jasonwatkinspdx on Tuesday March 26, 2024 @10:27PM (#39835105)
Based on comments elsewhere two police cars were able to block traffic with mere seconds before the impact. There was a construction crew on the bridge repairing potholes so the police may have already been nearby related to that.
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