Page 11 - Port of Baltimore Magazine January/February 2016

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Baltimore Mayor Gets Behind Howard Street Tunnel Project
Baltimore Mayor Catherine E. Pugh formally asked President Donald Trump to support a plan that would boost the infrastructure of the Howard Street Tunnel.
The project is a main priority for Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan, who already submitted an application for a U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) FASTLANE grant
to raise the height of the Howard Street tunnel and nine bridges by two feet so double-stacked containers can travel on this CSX rail corridor. Reconstructing the 121-year-old tunnel will help break up a rail bottleneck that impacts the East Coast.
Pugh’s support was another positive step for the project. Maryland Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Rahn and CSX Chairman and CEO Michael J. Ward are also on board with the project.
In addition, the federal application to improve the
tunnel has received more than 100 endorsements from companies along the East Coast. The Maryland Department
of Transportation has received support letters from a wide range of businesses, environmental groups and government representatives requesting the necessary federal funding to make infrastructure improvements to the tunnel.
“This is an essential project for the Port of Baltimore, Maryland and the entire East Coast,” Hogan said. “Reconstructing the Howard Street Tunnel will create thousands of jobs, open up new trade lanes for the Port and improve overall freight rail service across our nation. I’d like to thank Chairman Ward, Maryland’s congressional delegation and Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh for their support and partnership.” 􏰀
“Reconstructing the Howard Street Tunnel will create thousands of jobs, open up new trade lanes for the Port and improve overall freight rail service across our nation.”
— Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan
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