Baltimore bridge collapse: temporary channel planned for ‘essential vessels’

Alternate shipping channel will be created north-east of the main artery, near the bridge itself, according to city officials

Authorities are preparing to create a temporary alternate channel near Baltimore's collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge to allow commercially essential vessels" to enter the city's port.

The deadly crumpling of the bridge after it was struck by a giant container ship last week created wreckage that has been blocking a crucial shipping lane into the port. Concerns have loomed about the disaster's widespread toll on the local and national economy.