Today’s podcast is another special episode, this week recorded live in New York at the recent Transforming Infrastructure Performance Summit hosted by Bentley Systems.

My guest is Aruna Miller, Lieutenant Governor of Maryland State, who I interviewed to open the summit with a discussion on her role in the recovery and rebuild of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge which catastrophically collapsed in March 2024 after the container ship Dhali collided with a pier while passing beneath.

In a matter of seconds, this vital transportation artery crumbled into the River, claiming the lives of six workers and bringing Baltimore’s economy to a standstill. 

The collapse was a pivotal event with profound implications for Maryland State, raising many questions about the value of our infrastructure and the economic and social consequences of failure.

And as a civil engineer turned politician, the Lieutenant Governor clearly has a unique perspective on the challenge of recovering and rebuilding after this disaster.

I started by taking her back to the 26 March 2024 to talk us through the immediate response to the collapse. 

Resources

• Transforming Infrastructure Performance Summit New York
• The Francis Scott Key Bridge rebuild
• Maryland State infrastructure priorities 
• US Federal Government FSK Bridge response 
• Bentley Systems Infrastructure Policy Advancement
• Lieutenant Governor Aruna Miller
• ICE FSK question and answer