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Zach Phillips @ZachPWrites

Journalist @constructdive | Dungeon Master, comedy hobbyiest | Opinions are my own | Podcast: asinglequestpod.buzzsprout.c…

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The #Keybridge had normal protections, but none for a #CargoShip the size of the Dali. That said, experts say protections for enormous vessels would be economically impractical. Though designs and standards will evolve, the exact impact isn't yet clear. constructiondive.com/news/ba…

Engineer: Baltimore collapse will change how bridges are built

The Key Bridge’s modest protections couldn’t stop the massive cargo ship, but safeguards strong enough to do so would be impractical, experts say.

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More on the #KeyBridgeCollapse. A professor at Johns Hopkins told me the bridge could not have been expected to withstand the impact of the cargo ship striking it, even at low speeds. Meanwhile President Joe Biden pledged to have the federal government 1/2 constructiondive.com/news/ke…

Key Bridge ‘couldn’t have been expected to withstand impact’

The federal government intends to pay for the bridge near Baltimore to be rebuilt, President Biden pledged Tuesday.

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pay for the span’s reconstruction. In the meantime, rescuing and recovering the lost construction workers and re-opening the Port of Baltimore is the priority. 2/2
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Just spoke to a civil engineering expert. The #Keybridge was a three-span, continuous steel truss bridge. Support was spread out evenly along the three piers. This is a common, efficient design. The bridge "couldn’t have been expected to withstand" losing a pier, she said.
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Construction Dive will have a follow-up story tomorrow including more insight.
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The #Keybridge collapsed in #baltimore this morning, and crews still are searching for at least seven people in the frigid Patapsco River. Officials also confirmed workers were performing concrete work on the bridge at the time of the collapse. 1/3 constructiondive.com/news/ba…

Baltimore’s Key Bridge collapses after ship collision

The four-lane, 1.6-mile span is a major crossing for Baltimore traffic. It crumpled into the Patapsco River Tuesday morning.

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The Key Bridge is a major span in the area, connecting with I-695. But it's also a symbol of the state. It bears the name of Francis Scott Key, who penned the National Anthem nearby during the War of 1812, a point of pride for Marylanders. 2/3
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The collapse also comes 2 days after the bridge's 47-year anniversary and 1 day after Maryland Day. In addition to the immediate tragedy, the loss of the span will also certainly have lingering impacts on traffic flow through the region and in the harbor. 3/3
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"About 100 roofers are killed on the job each year, most often in falls, according to the Department of Labor. The government does not publish data about injuries or fatalities among child roofers — a category of workers that is not supposed to exist." nytimes.com/interactive/2023…

Children Risk Their Lives Building America’s Roofs (Gift Article)

Migrant children, put to work in one of the nation’s most dangerous jobs, are falling and dying.

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AQUAMAN was number 3?????
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‘Barbie’ has officially become Warner Bros. highest grossing movie worldwide.
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Hasbro CEO walking into work after seeing Barbie and writing "Gary Sinise Nerf" on a whiteboard.
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“Slams” as a headline verb has lost a lot of meaning for me. What happened to criticize? Condemn? Denounce? Lambaste? Decry?
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FOX Sports: NFL
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RT if your team has won a Super Bowl in the last ten seasons 🏆
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Movies with mixed reviews get me more hyped than movies with great ones. Enough crowd pleasing, safe choices. I wanna be arguing on the way home if what we just saw was a masterpiece or garbage
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Read Raising Expectations (and Raising Hell)
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I know some of you are gonna want to see this
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What a fun tradition! Punxsutawney Phil emerges from his hole. Six more weeks of cold rain. Then five more. Than a month of dry dry heat. Then a flood. Then four tornados and an earthquake. Then
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When I’m watching TV and someone mentions where I’m from
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Construction is a hazardous profession. But off the job, what issues cause the most deaths? In the 1st year of the pandemic, more construction workers died of COVID-19 than any other detailed cause, according to an analysis of CDC data. constructiondive.com/news/co…

COVID was construction’s top killer in 2020

In the first year of the pandemic, construction workers were among the most vulnerable to COVID-19 and its related illnesses, new government data shows.

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10 years ago today, The Mile High Miracle 🙌 (via @NFLLegacy)
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Double feature in my house tonight. The Banshees of Inisherin: Small. Interesting. Heart wrenching. Funny. Amsterdam: Misguided. Terrible. God, what a mess.
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