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Left: (left to right) CSX President and CEO
Jim Foote, Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan and Federal Railroad Administration Deputy Administrator Amit Bose signed two agreements that commit all parties to the Howard Street Tunnel project. Above: Government, Port and CSX representatives joined together to break ground on the Howard Street Tunnel project.
INFRA funding utilized to enhance productivity at the Port of Baltimore, grow local economies and create
job opportunities,” said Bose. “The Biden administration is committed to modernizing infrastructure, and with the generational investment included in the bipartisan infrastructure law,
we are poised to make passenger and freight networks safer, more resilient and more sustainable across America.”
At the November 29 event, Hogan, Foote and Bose also signed two agreements that commit all parties to this important project: the Cooperative Agreement between FRA and MDOT is required to officially obligate the $125 million INFRA grant to the State and outline the federal policies and procedures that must be followed throughout the project. There is also a Subrecipient and Project Agreement between MDOT, MDOT MPA and CSX, which flows down the federal policies and procedures to CSX and officially obligates the State of Maryland funding to CSX, outlines the procedures CSX must follow to seek reimbursement from the State and FRA, and commits CSX’s funding share.
Following the agreement signings, CSX will be able to begin construction. 􏰀
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