Since the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge following a ship crash, trucks using hazardous waste have been using the tunnels under the Baltimore Bay to make a transit through Charm City.
They could use the Baltimore Beltway, I-695, but that's an additional 30 miles, and perhaps an additional 45 minutes, so they risk a disaster by breaking the law.
Where the f%$# are the f%$#ing police on this?
When the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed into the Patapsco River, it destroyed a central passage for transporting hazardous materials up and down the East Coast.
Soon, fears surfaced online that hazmat trucks are now using Baltimore’s underwater tunnels instead, despite state law largely prohibiting them from doing so.
From a parking lot wedged between the two tunnels, The Baltimore Banner sought answers. Over several hours, Banner journalists observed 40 tanker trucks going through the Baltimore Harbor Tunnel, including more than a dozen with hazmat placards typically prohibited from driving through the underpasses.………
The public could face dire consequences if a fire erupted or hazardous chemicals spilled inside the city tunnels. Noxious gas could fill the enclosed space. The infrastructure could crack and fracture, pouring water into the tunnel. Clean-up could take weeks or months — even years.
Given the stakes, some have questioned why state officials aren’t doing more.
It looks like one disaster triggered by corporate greed, the crash of the MV Dali, is going to trigger another disaster, when (and it ain't if, it's when) one of these trucks has an incident in the tunnel.
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