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#41 CNJRoss

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Posted 30 November 2021 - 09:26 AM

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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Posted 30 November 2021 - 09:29 AM

WMAR-TV Baltimore, MD  11/29/21
 

Work underway to expand Howard Street Tunnel

 
Project to allow for double-stacked container trains

 

 

BALTIMORE — The approaching CSX train fit snugly enough inside the tunnel at the Mount Royal Station, but not the state of the art, double-stacked trains now moving twice the goods from some other ports.

 

For years, Maryland looked like it would never be able to afford such an upgrade of the Howard Street Tunnel.

 

“It was originally estimated to cost more than four billion dollars,” said Gov. Larry Hogan, “but by utilizing the latest advances in construction technology, we are now able to accomplish it for for $466 million, which is 86 percent less than the original projected cost.”

 

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Posted 30 November 2021 - 09:32 AM

RT&S, 11/29/21

 
It is lift off for the Howard Street Tunnel expansion project

 

 

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan led public- and private-sector leaders in breaking ground on the $466 million Howard Street Tunnel expansion project, which will reconstruct the 126-year-old freight rail tunnel to accommodate double-stacked container trains to and from the Helen Delich Bentley Port of Baltimore.

 

The governor was joined by CSX CEO and President Jim Foote, Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) Deputy Administrator Amit Bose, Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) Secretary Greg Slater, and MDOT Maryland Port Administration (MDOT MPA) Executive Director William P. Doyle.

 

“Today, as we kick off reconstruction of this Howard Street Tunnel, we are proving once again that investing in infrastructure is critical to our state and national economies and to the lives of everyday Marylanders and Americans,” said Hogan. “This is a continuation of our concerted efforts to make the Port of Baltimore much more competitive with other ports for the extremely sought after containerized cargo market. It is an absolute game changer, not just for Maryland, but for the entire region.”

 

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Posted 07 December 2021 - 08:25 AM

Baltimore (MD) Business Journal, 12/6/21
 

Inside Maryland's deal with CSX for the $466M Howard Street Tunnel project

 

 

It took a last-minute flight to Jacksonville, Florida, and months of back and forth negotiations before CSX Corp. and the Maryland Port Administration finally inked an agreement enabling the $466 million reconstruction of the 126-year-old Howard Street Tunnel.

 

The agreement between CSX, the railroad giant that owns the tunnel, and the state agency finally paved the way for a Nov. 29 groundbreaking of a project that will heighten the tunnel to allow for double-stacking of shipping containers to and from the Port of Baltimore. Officials could hardly catch their breath in proclaiming the long-awaited project a momentous occasion in the history of the port.

 

The Port Administration has been working for more than a decade to bring the expansion to fruition, but it wasn't possible until the state secured a $125 million federal grant and funding from CSX (NASDAQ: CSX). The recently hashed out agreement lays out exactly how money will trade hands to eventually be spent by CSX, which is managing the construction.

 

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Posted 01 June 2022 - 06:40 AM

U.S. Senator Van Hollen (MD) press release

 

MAY 31, 2022

 

  BALTIMORE CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION ANNOUNCES OVER $15 MILLION TO INCREASE CAPACITY AT PORT OF BALTIMORE THROUGH INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS

 

Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin and Congressmen Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Kweisi Mfume, and Anthony Brown (all D-Md.) announced $15,680,000 to improve rail infrastructure and safety at the Port of Baltimore. This federal funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (DOT-FRA) will support the construction of four new working rail tracks totaling 16,000 track feet and two crane rail beams totaling 7,000 linear feet within the Port of Baltimore's Seagirt Marine Terminal. The lawmakers hadurged Secretary Buttigieg to support this project which is part of the Port of Baltimore’s efforts to expand its capacity and further strengthen its role as a critical international gateway that connects the U.S. to global markets. 

 

“The Port of Baltimore is a powerful economic driver for the region and plays an important role in our country’s supply chain,” said the lawmakers. “Investing in our Port’s infrastructure ultimately means more Maryland jobs and a smoother transport of goods from ship to shelf. This project complements other initiatives at the Port that add capacity and improve efficiency. That’s why we supported this project, and why we worked to deliver these funds to the Port. We will keep pushing to provide federal investments to support the Port of Baltimore’s growth into the future.”

 

Complementing the construction of the Howard Street Tunnel Project, this rail project will modernize the terminal’s intermodal rail yard infrastructure to meet increased future demand as volume grows at the Port of Baltimore. To enhance productivity and provide for anticipated increased cargo volumes, this project will reconfigure the existing rails and contribute to efforts to improve air quality, increase safety, alleviate ongoing supply chain bottlenecks by shifting cargo from truck to rail, and convert existing diesel-fueled railyard equipment to electrified equipment.

 



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Posted 06 January 2024 - 08:59 AM

Engineering News-Record,1/4/24

 
Skanska-Fay Team Wins Contract for $293M Baltimore CSX Rail Tunnel Upgrade

 

Work is underway by a design-build joint venture of Skanska and Fay, S&B USA Construction to add head room to CSX Transportation's 1.7-mile Howard Street Tunnel in Baltimore. The upgrade of the existing tunnel—to be done while it is in use—is one of the final pieces of CSX’s modernization program to allow its rail network to accommodate stacked intermodal freight containers. 

 

The $293-million project, set to be done in June 2027, will increase tunnel height from about 19 ft to 21 ft and improve drainage, a Skanska spokesperson says.

 

 

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