The limited-access channel currently open for 24/7 commercial vessel traffic into the port is deep enough to support most cargo vessels, though not at the normal rate seen before the bridge collapsed.
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The Coast Guard plans to reopen the channel Monday after additional dredging, the final step of clearing 50,000 tons of debris from the Francis Scott Key Bridge.