Maryland has decided to ax and rebid its construction contract for the rebuilding of the Francis Scott Key Bridge due to cost disagreements, federal and state transportation authorities announced on Tuesday.

In August 2024, the state contracted Kiewit Infrastructure Co. to complete two phases of reconstruction after the Key Bridge’s March 2024 collapse, which was caused by the Dali container ship ramming into the bridge and killing six people. With the first design phase of the project nearing its end, Gov. Wes Moore (D-MD) said in a statement that he directed the state transportation authority to procure a new contractor for phase two.