Jerrod KingeryThe U.S. Department of Transportation is awarding over $38 million for infrastructure projects at and around the Port of Baltimore in Maryland.
The funding is part of $4.2 billion in funding to advance transportation initiatives around the country made through the Nationally Significant Multimodal Freight & Highway Projects (INFRA) program.
The grants will go toward two projects:
- Dundalk Marine Terminal – $30,906,076 is being awarded to the Maryland Port Administration for the reconstruction of Berth 11, consisting of the rehabilitation and replacement of 597 linear feet of wharf deck including pilings, substructure, storm water drainage, utilities and installation of new mooring bollards, cleats, pneumatic fenders, flood barriers and tidal gates.
- Curtis Creek Drawbridge Rehabilitation – $7,500,000 for the Maryland Transportation Authority to rehabilitate parallel drawbridges over Curtis Creek on I-695, replacing portions of the concrete deck and performing repairs to the exposed steel superstructure and existing catwalks. The funding will also cover the removal and replacement of bridge parapets, traffic lights and low-level lights and the installation of new electrical service systems, drainage systems and pavement markings.
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The Port of Baltimore is the ninth-busiest port in the nation. It handles the import and export of more automobiles, light trucks, farm and construction machinery than any other port in the United States. The port also generates more than 15,000 jobs in the Baltimore area.
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