b'MAY 24 - JUNE 20, 2020MARYLAND PORTS 9(ADVANCEcontinuedand$6.6millioninfed- reconstructiontoallowrailthe Port of Baltimore, but theto Florida.from page 8) eralfunding.AndthePortstransit of double-stacked con- entire rail network on the EastWith the public comment theMPAsmutuallybenefi- America unit is investing antainers. The project, engagingCoast, said Doyle, who esti- periodcompletedinApril, cialrelationshipwithtermi- additional$61millionintothe public sector with Class Imated that its completion willfinal National Environmental naloperatorPortsAmericaSeagirt for more equipment,rail firm CSX, includes pro- addapproximately160,000PolicyActapprovalisnow Chesapeake. infrastructureenhancementsviding 18 additional inches ofcontainers to the Port of Bal- awaitedsothatconstruction and technology upgrades. clearance in the tunnel itself,timoresannualthroughput.can begin.In April, Annapolis Junc- as well as vertical clearanceIt will fix a longtime hurdleThetunnelprojectwill tion, Maryland-based Cormanimprovements at 22 other loca- for the Port of Baltimorethegenerateabout6,550con-Kokosing completed dredgingtions between Baltimore andlack of double-stack railandstruction jobs plus an addi-onthenewdeepwaterberthPhiladelphia. itwillgivetheentireEasttional7,300jobsthanksto at Seagirt, and four neo-Pan- This is another huge proj- Coast seamless double-stack(ADVANCEcontinued on amax ship-to-shore cranes areect that will not only impactrailcapabilitiesfromMainepage 10)slated to arrive this summer.Another major quay proj-ectatthePortofBaltimore isfortifyingroll-on/roll-off berths at the Dundalk Marine Terminal, the nations leading facility for handling vehicles William P. Doyle, executive directorand heavy farm and construc-of the Maryland Port Administration,tion equipment.is enthused about projects thatRo/romachinery,espe-are going to take this port into thecially on the agriculture side, stratosphere. is getting larger and heavier, Itsagreatpartnershipand this project is making a wehavewithPortsAmer- strong statement that we will ica,andSeagirtisgoingtocontinue to be able to handle become much more efficientthat cargo, said Doyle, who andabetterterminalover- cited Dundalks direct-to-rail all, said Doyle, who in Julycapabilities and the presence 2020 assumed the MPA helmoffouron-siteautoproces-fromlongtimeleaderJamessors. Weve got all the major J. White. ro/ro ocean carriers calling on The berth endeavor is theBaltimore, and were looking cornerstone of a $122.1 mil- forward to growing that busi-lioninvestmentatSeagirt,ness for our customers.withPortsAmericaChesa- Off the port, beneath down-peake contributing $105 mil- town Baltimore, the century-lion,$10.5millioncomingand-a-quarter-old Howard StreetThe venerable Howard Street Tunnel appears on the verge of reconstruction to allow rail transit of double-stacked fromtheStateofMarylandTunnelappearspoisedforcontainers, benefiting users of the Port of Baltimore and beyond.'