In the post I wrote about replacing the Francis Scott Key Bridge, I lightly suggested a tunnel might be better because the chances of another collision are greatly reduced.

At the time, I didn’t consider it a realistic idea, but lately I’ve been thinking. If they replace it with a tunnel, they don’t have a reason to wait. Once they get the equipment in place, they can quickly dig the tunnel while they continue to clean up the wreckage above. As near as I can figure, a tunnel can be dug in less than a month, once the equipment is in place. It will take that long to clear the debris.

I would guess there is a lot of work to be done after the tunneling, but I guess they could have traffic in 3 months, certainly 4, that is if that is their true desire.

On the other hand, they may prefer a very costly long drawn out 5 year project… just so we will be impressed with what all they did.