Reconstruction efforts accelerated for critical Maryland infrastructure
U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy met with Maryland Governor Wes Moore on Jan. 15, 2026, to discuss the reconstruction efforts of both the Francis Scott Key Bridge (FSK) and the American Legion Bridge. Efforts to ease the transportation corridor began in 2019 with a bipartisan Capital Beltway Accord. Since the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed in March of 2024, congestion on the American Legion Bridge exposed a major bottleneck. However addressing this aging infrastructure comes with a large price tag, almost $5 billion. The meeting between Secretary Duffy and Maryland Gov. Moore eased reconstruction progress with an expected completion in 2030.
Below is a Joint Statement from Secretary Duffy and Governor Moore:
“We all agree that building great, big, things shouldn’t be impossible in America. That includes the Francis Scott Key Bridge and the American Legion Memorial Bridge – two major infrastructure projects that are essential to the Baltimore and Beltway economy.
During today’s meeting, we made significant progress. We agreed to accelerate the reconstruction of both the Francis Scott Key Bridge and the American Legion bridge.
Specifically for the American Legion bridge, we agreed about the need to speed up the reconstruction and leverage innovative approaches like a public private partnership (P3) that will ensure Maryland, Virginia, and D.C. commuters can soon experience some much needed traffic relief from the most congested corridor in America.
We also made significant progress on cost sharing for the Francis Scott Bridge to ensure fairness.
Our teams will continue to hash out the final details to ensure both critical bridge projects are completed quickly and affordably.”
