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Transportation infrastructure • Baltimore, Maryland

Frederick Douglass Tunnel Program

Amtrak is replacing the 153-year-old B&P Tunnel bottleneck with two new electrified passenger-rail tunnel tubes and related rail, bridge, station, utility, and community improvements in Baltimore.

Estimated program value$6 billion program
OwnerAmtrak
Current stageMajor construction underway
Expected timelineNew tunnel target opening: 2036
Last verifiedAugust 11, 2026

What is happening

Amtrak is replacing the 153-year-old B&P Tunnel bottleneck with two new electrified passenger-rail tunnel tubes and related rail, bridge, station, utility, and community improvements in Baltimore.

Confirmed scope

  • Two new high-capacity electrified rail tunnel tubes
  • Mulberry Street railroad bridge work
  • A 345-foot utility tunnel
  • Water, sewer, communications, and electrical utility relocation
  • West Baltimore MARC station and related improvements

Opportunity

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