WBAL-TV Baltimore, MD 11/29/21
Ground broken to expand Baltimore's 126-year-old Howard Street Tunnel
Expansion to allow for double-stacked containers to travel by train to and from the Port of Baltimore
BALTIMORE — Gov. Larry Hogan and transportation officials broke ground Monday on the Howard Street Tunnel expansion project.
The groundbreaking resulted from seven years of negotiations between the state, CSX and the Federal Railroad Administration.
The overhaul of the 126-year-old tunnel, as well as 21 other locations, will allow double-stacked containers to travel by train to and from the Port of Baltimore. The governor said the project will have a tremendous impact on the state's economy, improve the flow of goods and generate thousands of jobs.
"This is an absolute game-changer, not just for Maryland, but for the entire region," Hogan said.
The work will be complicated.
"It's called notching. So, you lower the tracks where you can and you notch the top of the tunnel where you can to make sure it is safe and bring it up today's code," Maryland Transportation Secretary Greg Slater said.
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