Page 22 - Port of Baltimore - December 2021

CARGO GROWTH PHOTOGRAPHY BY BILL MCALLEN HOWARD STREET TUNNEL PROJECT IS
EVENT MARKS OFFICIAL START TO CONSTRUCTION THAT WILL ALLOW DOUBLE- STACKED CONTAINERS
P ublic and private sector leaders came together November 29 to break 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 Port of Baltimore.
“There is no minimizing how big this is for the Port
of Baltimore,” said William P. Doyle, Executive Director
of the Maryland Department of Transportation Maryland Port Administration (MDOT MPA). “For decades, the Port of Baltimore has been limited by the lack of double-stack rail. Those days are over. Working together with CSX,
the Howard Street Tunnel expansion project will increase our business by about 160,000 containers annually and generate more than 14,000 jobs. It will also reduce fuel consumption and generate fewer emissions, which makes
MDOT MPA Executive Director William P. Doyle addresses attendees at the groundbreaking for the Howard Street Tunnel project. “There is no minimizing how big this is for the Port of Baltimore,” Doyle said.
it a real economic and environmental win-win!”
The event was led by Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan.
Joining him at the groundbreaking were Doyle; CSX President and CEO Jim Foote; Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) Deputy Administrator Amit Bose;
[20] The Port of Baltimore ■ December 2021