Halifax’s harbour bridges are safe, say authorities

Halifax Harbour Bridges, which operates the two spans across the harbour between Halifax and Dartmouth, recognizes the risks of collisions between ships and bridges.

In a statement issued Tuesday after the Francis Scott Key bridge collapse following a ship collision, the corporation says it monitors every passage of commercial ships under the two spans. HHB also says rock islands built around the legs of the bridges in 1983 offer further protection.

Elsewhere in the country, The St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation, which runs the shipping route connecting Montreal to Lake Erie, says it monitors traffic along the route 24 hours a day and that steps have been taken to ensure secure physical infrastructure.

Officials say two people were rescued, and six people were missing in the hours after the Baltimore span collapsed.