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Baltimore Amtrak tunnel replacement would cost $4 billion
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Baltimore Amtrak tunnel replacement would cost $4 billion
By Scott Dance
sdance@baltsun.com
http://twitter.com/ssdance
The Baltimore Sun
The Federal Railroad Administration wants to go ahead with a $4 billion project to replace a 143-year-old Amtrak tunnel that passes under West Baltimore and is a major bottleneck in the rail corridor from Boston to Washington.
The agency's preferred route for a new Baltimore & Potomac Tunnel would take it in a wide arc beneath neighborhoods including Reservoir Hill, Penn North and Sandtown-Winchester, displacing 22 homes, five of which are vacant, according to a recently released final environmental impact statement.
The new tunnel would replace the existing 1.4-mile tunnel beneath Bolton Hill and Sandtown-Winchester, allowing more trains to pass through and at faster speeds.
The administration is accepting public comments on its plan through late December, before deciding next spring whether to approve it.
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The Associated Press contributed to this article.
By Scott Dance
sdance@baltsun.com
http://twitter.com/ssdance
The Baltimore Sun
The Federal Railroad Administration wants to go ahead with a $4 billion project to replace a 143-year-old Amtrak tunnel that passes under West Baltimore and is a major bottleneck in the rail corridor from Boston to Washington.
The agency's preferred route for a new Baltimore & Potomac Tunnel would take it in a wide arc beneath neighborhoods including Reservoir Hill, Penn North and Sandtown-Winchester, displacing 22 homes, five of which are vacant, according to a recently released final environmental impact statement.
The new tunnel would replace the existing 1.4-mile tunnel beneath Bolton Hill and Sandtown-Winchester, allowing more trains to pass through and at faster speeds.
The administration is accepting public comments on its plan through late December, before deciding next spring whether to approve it.
....
The Associated Press contributed to this article.
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