During a press briefing on Thursday, National Transportation Safety Board Chair Jennifer Homendy spoke about the key findings of their investigation into the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse.
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00:00Again, I want to reiterate our exact findings today and all four Urgent Safety Recommendations verbatim.
00:09Finding number one, had the Maryland Transportation Authority conducted a vulnerability assessment of the Francis Scott Key Bridge
00:18based on recent vessel traffic, as recommended by the 1991 and 2009
00:25American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials Guide specifications,
00:31the MDTA would have been aware that this critical essential bridge was above the AASHTO threshold of risk
00:40for catastrophic collapse from a vessel collision when the Dolly Collision occurred.
00:45Finding number two, had the Maryland Transportation Authority conducted a vulnerability assessment of the Francis Scott Key Bridge
00:54using the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials Method 2 Vulnerability Assessment Calculation,
01:03the MDTA would have had information to proactively identify strategies to reduce the risk of a collapse
01:12and loss of lives associated with a vessel collision with the bridge.
01:17Finding number three, the 30 owners of 68 bridges over navigable waterways frequented by ocean-going vessels
01:27are likely unaware of their bridge's risk of catastrophic collapse from a vessel collision
01:34and the potential need to implement countermeasures to reduce the bridge's vulnerability.