Putting the award page together from the records…
Putting the award page together from the records…
THE EXISTING BALTIMORE POTOMAC (B P) TUNNEL, LOCATED BENEATH WEST BALTIMORE, DATES FROM THE CIVIL WAR ERA. AT OVER 150 YEARS OLD, IT IS THE OLDEST TUNNEL ALONG THIS SECTION OF THE NEC. BECAUSE OF EVER INCREASING TUNNEL MAINTENANCE ISSUES AND EXISTING GEOMETRIC SPEED RESTRICTIONS THE B P TUNNEL IS AN INCREASING BOTTLENECK FOR OPERATIONS OF MARYLAND AREA RAIL COMMUTER (MARC) AND AMTRAK PASSENGER TRAINS ALONG THE CORRIDOR.PHASE I OF THE PROGRAM WILL DESIGN AND CONSTRUCT A NEW TUNNEL FOR PASSENGER RAIL, REPLACING THE B P TUNNEL, AND MODERNIZE, TRANSFORM AND CREATE A NEW NEC ALIGNMENT. THE NEW NEC ALIGNMENT WILL INCLUDE THE CONSTRUCTION OF:TWO NEW HIGH-CAPACITY TUNNEL TUBES THAT WILL PRIMARILY SERVE ELECTRIFIED PASSENGER TRAINS.NEW ROADWAY AND RAILROAD BRIDGES.NEW RAIL SYSTEMS, TRACK AND RAILROAD INFRASTRUCTURE.VENTILATION FACILITIES FOR SECURITY, LIFE SAFETY, AND FIRE SUPPRESSION.A NEW AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT (ADA)-ACCESSIBLE WEST BALTIMORE MARC STATION.RECONFIGURATION OF INTERLOCKINGS.THE NEW TUNNELNAMED FOR FREDERICK DOUGLASSWILL BE USED FOR INTERCITY PASSENGER AND COMMUTER RAIL ALONG AMTRAKS NEC, SUPPORTING SPEEDS OF UP TO 110 MPH.
SpendQuery holds FY2023 on; earlier years are on USAspending.gov.
No subawards reported for this award. Primes report subawards of $30,000 or more; many awards have none.
2 actions since 2024-12-30. Each is a modification or amendment with the money it added or took back.
| Date | Amendment | Kind | Amount | What the agency wrote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-25 | 01 | EX | $769.19M | THE EXISTING BALTIMORE POTOMAC (B P) TUNNEL, LOCATED BENEATH WEST BALTIMORE, DATES FROM THE CIVIL WAR ERA. AT OVER 150 YEARS OLD, IT IS THE OLDEST TUNNEL ALONG THIS SECTION OF THE NEC. BECAUSE OF EVER INCREASING TUNNEL MAINTENANCE ISSUES AND EXISTING… |
| 2024-12-30 | 0 | New award | $3.94B | THE EXISTING BALTIMORE POTOMAC (B P) TUNNEL, LOCATED BENEATH WEST BALTIMORE, DATES FROM THE CIVIL WAR ERA. AT OVER 150 YEARS OLD, IT IS THE OLDEST TUNNEL ALONG THIS SECTION OF THE NEC. BECAUSE OF EVER INCREASING TUNNEL MAINTENANCE ISSUES AND EXISTING… |
Source: USAspending.gov prime award transactions and FSRS subaward reports, as loaded by SpendQuery (data as of 2026-09-30). Amounts are obligations (money committed), not outlays. The official record on USAspending.gov ↗