[Maryland] dumps Kiewit as Key Bridge builder, potentially delaying project past 2030

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Source: Baltimore Banner

Transportation
State dumps Kiewit as Key Bridge builder, potentially delaying project past 2030

Hayes Gardner
4/28/2026 2:29 p.m. EDT, Updated 4/28/2026 3:58 p.m. EDT

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Kiewit, one of North America’s largest construction and engineering companies, had been expected to both design and construct the new Key Bridge. (Jerry Jackson/The Banner)

The contractor’s projected rebuild cost was ‘significantly’ higher than state estimates

Two years into the costly, high-profile rebuild of the Francis Scott Key Bridge, the state is breaking up with its lead contractor.

Kiewit, one of North America’s largest construction and engineering companies, had been expected to both design and construct the new Key Bridge. Now, citing Kiewit’s high cost estimates, state government will seek a new builder in the open market.

That could delay the bridge’s opening, which, to the dismay of frustrated commuters and residents, is already expected to be more than four years away.

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Read more: https://www.thebanner.com/community/transportation/baltimore-key-bridge-rebuild-contractor-kiewit-TWC6UN46RBH7NDHUHDG5T2YMX4/

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