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It is an absolute game changer, not just for Maryland, but for the entire region.”
— Gov. Larry Hogan
U.S. Sen. Ben Cardin; then-MDOT Secretary Greg Slater; and Scott Cowan, President of ILA Local 333.
“Today, as we kick off reconstruc- tion 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 Gov. Hogan. “This is a continua- tion 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.”
The project consists of vertical clearance improvements at the Howard Street Tunnel and at 21 other locations between Baltimore and Philadelphia
to allow double stacking, where two shipping containers are stacked and transported on top of each other.
The Howard Street Tunnel, owned by CSX, will be reconstructed to provide an additional 18 inches of clearance. Three additional bridges in Baltimore will also require superstructure work: the North Avenue bridge will be modified, and the Guilford Avenue and Harford Road bridges will be replaced. Other locations in Maryland, Delaware and Pennsylvania will require only track lowering beneath the structures.
“Expansion of the Howard Street Tunnel has been a goal for decades because we know what it means for jobs and economic growth. Today,
it’s becoming a reality because of
the leadership of Gov. Hogan and the hard work, vision and collaboration of
all the partners — MDOT, CSX, U.S. Department of Transportation, and Baltimore,” said Slater. “Freight rail is an
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