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[KevinKorell]

Baltimore, MD Sun editorial, 10/16/16:

 

 

Havre de Grace, Perryville communities should pay attention to Amtrak bridge project

 

 

The replacement of the bridge carrying the Amtrak rail lines over the Susquehanna River from Havre de Grace to Perryville, or Perryville to Havre de Grace, depending on your point of view, has been the subject of much conversation.

Entire editorial

[CNJRoss]

Susquehanna River Rail Bridge Project email, 3/3/17:
 

You are invited to attend a

 

 

Public Outreach Information Session

 

Wednesday, March 15, 2017
5:00 PM to 7:30 PM

 

Perryville High School, Cafeteria
1696 Perryville Road
Perryville, MD 21903

 

A presentation will begin at 5:30 PM, followed by Q & A.  
At the meeting you can:

• Learn about the project and the Preferred Alternative
• Get information about environmental assessment results
• Get information about mitigation measures
• Meet the project team
• Ask questions

The Environmental Assessment (EA) has been released for public review and comment. The comment period will be open for 30 days following the release of the EA. An electronic copy will be posted on the project website along with a list of locations where hard copies will be available for review.

 

We welcome your input and encourage you to stay involved throughout the planning process.

 

Can’t attend? Meeting materials also will be posted on our website: www.susrailbridge.com.

 

 

  About the Project

 

 

 

 

The existing Susquehanna River Rail Bridge is a two-track rail bridge connecting Havre de Grace, MD and Perryville, MD. This 110-year-old bridge creates a bottleneck along this segment of the Northeast Corridor, reducing the on-time performance for Amtrak’s passenger service, MARC commuter rail, and freight trains operated by Norfolk Southern. The existing bridge also causes operational inflexibility, maintenance difficulties and conflicts with maritime uses. The Maryland Department of Transportation is the project sponsor and has been working with the Federal Railroad Administration, the Maryland Transit Administration, and Amtrak to evaluate the environmental effects of the Preferred Alternative to improve this rail crossing along the heavily traveled Northeast Corridor. The project team will release the Environmental Assessment document to disclose the potential impacts of the project to the social and natural environment as required by the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969, Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) of 1966, Section 4(f) of the USDOT Act, and other regulations.

 

Stay Connected

STAY CONNECTED

Log onto the project website (www.susrailbridge.com) for current information, to make

comments and to sign up for the project mailing list. You can also email comments to

info@susrailbridge.com or mail to:

 

Susquehanna River Rail Bridge
PO Box 68
Elkton, MD 21922

 

[CNJRoss]

Susquehanna River Rail Bridge Project email, 3/13/17:

            RESCHEDULED           

 

 

Public Outreach Information Session

 

Due to the anticipated severe weather and potential school closing, the Susquehanna River Rail Bridge Project Public Outreach Information Session originally scheduled for Wednesday, March 15 will now occur on Thursday, March 23.

 

Thursday, March 23, 2017
5:00 PM to 7:30 PM

 

Perryville High School, Cafeteria
1696 Perryville Road
Perryville, MD 21903

 

A presentation will begin at 5:30 PM, followed by Q & A.  
At the meeting you can:

• Learn about the project and the Preferred Alternative
• Get information about environmental assessment results
• Get information about mitigation measures
• Meet the project team
• Ask questions

The Environmental Assessment (EA) has been released for public review and comment. The comment period will be open until April 6, 2017. An electronic copy is posted on the project website along with a list of locations where hard copies are available for review.

We welcome your input and encourage you to stay involved throughout the planning process.

Can’t attend? Meeting materials also will be posted on our website: www.susrailbridge.com.

 

[CNJRoss]

The Aegis by The Baltimore Sun, 4/6:
 

Deadline approaches for comments on Susquehanna rail bridge replacement

 

Thursday is the final day the public can give comments on the recently-completed environmental assessment for the proposed replacement of Amtrak's Susquehanna River Rail Bridge between Havre de Grace and Perryville.

 

The assessment, which was presented during a public meeting March 23 at Perryville High School, covers how the replacement of a structure that is more than a century old will affect not only natural resources but transportation networks, businesses, schools, public facilities and cultural and historical resources on both sides of the river.

 

Continue here w/rendering of proposed bridge.

[CNJRoss]

Susquehanna River Rail Bridge Project email, 6/8/17:

 

 

 

 

Finding of No Significant
Impact (FONSI) is Available

 

 

The FONSI is a document prepared by the Federal Railroad Administration showing why the Preferred Alternative would not have a significant impact on the environment and thus would not require preparation of an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). The FONSI completes the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) process and this phase of the project. Construction funding has not yet been secured.

 

An electronic copy of the FONSI is available on the project website (susrailbridge.com), and a hard copy can be reviewed at the following locations:

 

Cecil County
Department of Planning & Zoning
200 Chesapeake Blvd, Ste 2300
Elkton, MD 21921

 

City of Havre de Grace
Department of Planning & Zoning
711 Pennington Ave
Havre de Grace, MD 21078

 

Harford County
Department of Planning & Zoning
220 S Main St, 2nd Floor
Bel Air, MD 21014

 

Havre de Grace Library
120 North Union Ave
Havre de Grace, MD 21078

 

Perryville Branch Library
500 Coudon Blvd
Perryville, MD 21903

 

Town of Perryville
Department of Planning & Zoning
515 Broad St
Perryville, MD 21903

 

Updates will be posted on www.susrailbridge.com as funding for the project becomes available.

 

[KevinKorell]

Baltimore, MD Sun, 6/26/17:

 

 

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Report says 'no significant impact' of chosen route for new Amtrak Susquehanna bridge

 

The Federal Railroad Administration has issued a "Finding of No Significant Impact," or FONSI, for the selected route of the replacement of

Amtrak's Susquehanna River Rail Bridge.

 

More

[KevinKorell]

WMAR-TV, 2-ABC in Baltimore, MD, 11/18/22:

 

 

   Amtrak planning to replace 116-year-old Susquehanna River Rail Bridge  

 

 

Amtrak says it's planning to replace a 116-year-old rail bridge along the northeast corridor of the Susquehanna River.

 

Full story

 

It's the Northeast Corridor of Amtrak, not the Northeast Corridor of the Susquehanna River.

[CNJRoss]

Progressive Railroading, 11/21/22

 

Amtrak advances Susquehanna River Rail Bridge project

A rendering of the completed project, which calls for the construction of two fixed bridges to replace the existing bridge.

Photo – amtrak.com

 

 

Amtrak, the Federal Railroad Administration and the Maryland Department of Transportation-Maryland Transit Administration (MDOT MTA) plan to award two contracts next year to advance the replacement of the Susquehanna River Rail Bridge.

 

SNIP

 

In the coming months, Amtrak plans to issue several key solicitations, including construction manager at risk for the construction of the new bridges and a design-bid-build contract for enabling works.

 

 

More here. 

[KevinKorell]

Amtrak has put out a fact sheet detailing its project to replace its current bridge over the Susquehanna River in Maryland with one that is bigger and better.

 

Website

 

Fact Sheet

[KevinKorell]

Patch,   9/26/23:
 

 

     New Bi-level Bridge Proposal Challenges Amtrak's Dual Bridge Plan For Susquehanna  

 

 

On Tuesday, Perryville Mayor Matt Roath announced a new proposal to create a bi-level rail bridge across the Susquehanna, challenging Amtrak's original plans to build two new bridges.

 

Here is the latest.