Welcome to the Roadscapes Wednesday segment! Each week here on Geek Alabama, Roadscapes Wednesday will feature roads and infrastructure related topics. Geek Alabama Editor / Publisher Nathan Young is often called the “road geek” for a good reason, Nathan loves roads and loves talking about roads!

In March 2024, the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed, and within weeks Maryland promised a replacement for roughly $2 billion, reopening by 2028. Less than two years later, that story has changed dramatically. The official forecast now sits between $4.3 and $5.2 billion, with an opening pushed to late 2030. So what happened?

Roadscapes Wednesday: Houston’s $1.45B Bridge: The Mega Engineering Failure Roadscapes Wednesday: Inside Baltimore’s Ambitious $2B Francis Scott Key Rebuild Roadscapes Wednesday: The FIU Bridge Failure — And The New One Replacing It