THE SOUTHEAST BALTIMORE PORT INDUSTRY FREIGHT CORRIDOR PLAN PROMOTING ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT IN A MARITIME INDUSTRIAL SETTING United States Applica on Project I. Project Description 1 Department of Transporta on Contact Informa on Informa on Transporta on Investment Gener- William M. Johnson Type II. Project Location 10 a ng Economic Director Capital Improvement III. Project Parties 16 Recovery VII (TIGER VII) Bal more City Department Loca on: The South Bal more Port of Transporta on Bal more City, IV. Grant Funds & Sources/Uses of Project Funds 18 Industry Freight Corridor Plan Maryland Offi ce: V. Selection Criteria 19 410.693.6802 Congressional District: Email: MD Districts 2 and 3 VI. Result of Benefi t - Cost Analysis 27 WilliamM.Johnson@ Urban Area bal morecity.gov VII. Project Readiness 28 Funds Requested: Address: $10,000,000 VIII. Federal Wage Rate Certifi cation 31 417 E. Faye e Street, 5th Floor Bal more, MD 21202 Appendix A – Benefi t-Cost Analysis Discussion DUNS#: 0523409730000 Appendix B – List of Capital Project Appendix C – Economic Impact Discussion Appendix D – Letters of Support I. PROJECT DESCRIPTION Demand for freight delivery in Maryland is ex- pected to double by 2035. Due to the Port of Bal more’s prominent northeast loca on and the upcoming comple on of the Panama Ca- nal Expansion, freight traffi c volume is poised to drama cally increase in the region. The ability to safely and effi ciently move goods around the Port of Bal more is vital for na onal economic com- pe veness, as well as that of the region and the City of Bal more. To this end, the Bal more City Department of Transporta on (BCDOT), in partnership with the Secretary’s Offi ce of the Maryland Department of Transporta on (MDOT) and the Maryland Port Ad- ministra on (MPA) have made over $30 million in infrastructure investments at the Port of Bal more and the surrounding area. Addi onal state invest- ments at the Port approach $1 billion over the next 6 years. However, without proper planning and in- vital freight network of roads and bridges that miles southeast of downtown Bal more in an Ec- frastructure investments, moving this freight gen- connects the Port of Bal more to regional and onomically Distressed Area (EDA). erates uninten onal yet undesirable externali es, na onal highway systems. This infrastructure is nega vely impac ng environmental sustainability cri cally necessary to preserve and enhance the The $27.5 million in construc on spending will in- and quality of life in nearby communi es. economic security of the Port of Bal more while crease economic ac vity in the City by $38.8 mil- posi oning Bal more City, The Port of Bal more, lion and create an average of 106 jobs over the The Bal more City Department of Transporta on and private partners to meet economic, employ- four year period, earning a total of $14.4 million seeks to partner with USDOT to complete the fi - ment, mobility, housing, and sustainability chal- in salaries and wages. State, local, and federal tax nal investment in the Broening Highway freight lenges faced by the City’s residents. revenues will increase by $3.6 million over the corridor. BCDOT, in partnership with MDOT and mul -year construc on period. MPA, requests $10 million in Transporta on In- The Southeast Bal more Port Industry Freight vestment Genera ng Economic Recovery VII (TI- Corridor Plan will protect communi es and im- This project was submi ed under the TIGER VI GER VII) grant funds, which represents 36 percent prove quality of life in a mature urban neighbor- program, but was not awarded funds. This project of total project costs. These funds will complete hood by redirec ng truck traffi c and crea ng a con nues to be a top priority for the Bal more the funding package for a $27.5 million project buff er between residen al and industrial land region, and is being resubmi ed accordingly. The that will restore func onality to and enhance a uses. The project is located in Bal more City, fi ve TIGER program presents a unique opportunity to I. Project Description 1 construct this cri cal infrastructure project, and In the absence of funding to replace Colgate Creek ing making Bal more the des na on for six other the window for proac ve implementa on is di- Bridge, which connects Maryland’s largest marine Asian and Middle Eastern delivery routes, as well. minishing due to the con nued structural decline terminals (Dundalk and Seagirt) and is vital to Addi onally, Sparrows Point – the 3,100-acre site of Colgate Creek Bridge and an increase in freight freight movement in the corridor, is structurally that was previously home to Bethlehem Steel – is traffi c in Southeast Bal more. defi cient and will likely require a complete closure being redeveloped into a major East Coast distri- in the next four to nine years. As a result of this bu on hub. and other iden fi ed defi ciencies along approved truck routes, the Port of Bal more currently lacks Further, two plots of land between Holabird and direct freight routes for many trucks connec ng Boston on the north side have been purchased to I-95. from a local developer, Chesapeake Real Estate Group. New investment, development, and com- Compounding this issue, freight traffi c is expected mercial ac vity at these loca ons exemplify con- to increase as the port industry in Bal more con- nued business expansion at the Port and sur- nues to expand. The Port of Bal more is a cri - rounding area. Addi onally, they illustrate that cal driver of mari me commerce in the United the proposed Holabird Avenue improvements States, ranking as the top port in the country in that will create an alterna ve route for freight are handling autos and light trucks, farm and con- necessary not only for the Port but also for busi- struc on machinery, imported forest products, nesses that will occupy these new developments. Oversize/Overweight Trucks Leaving the Port sugar, and aluminum, and its current status as one of just two east coast ports that can accom- These and other major companies, such as the modate post-Panamax ships put it in prime posi- French shipping line CMA CGM who also an- Bal more City is currently receiving $30 million on for con nued expansion. nounced its pending return to Bal more, pro- in Map-21 funds for all highway and bridge work duce a major economic impact not only for the within its limits, constraining its resources to only The private sector has taken no ce of the many region, but for the country as a whole; the Port of confron ng the most pressing repairs needed on benefi ts of doing business with Port of Bal more. Bal more’s success directly impacts the na on’s its network. The Colgate Creek Bridge merited a In 2014, Amazon.com Inc. located a one-million- ability to remain compe ve in the interna onal por on of these limited City resources, but a full square-foot business center that will employ import and export marketplace. replacement of the bridge has not been cost fea- 1,000 people near the Port along Broening High- sible given the other highway and bridge needs way. A large industrial plot just north of Amazon’s Without the sorely needed replacement of that exist city-wide. Due to the cost of full replace- warehouse is under contract nego a ons for the Colgate Creek Bridge and crea on of safe, ment, temporary repairs were recently performed a major new freight tenant. Across the harbor, effi cient freight routes to I-95, the economic on Colgate Creek Bridge that will allow the bridge Under Armour con nues to expand its global compe veness of the Port of Bal more will to accommodate non-OS/OW traffi c for an es - presence based in Bal more, with a recent an- be severely diminished. In the short-term, mated four to nine years. While short-term fi xes nouncement that apparel manufactured abroad neighboring communi es will suff er a signifi - have kept the bridge open, a long-term solu on will arrive at the Port of Bal more directly from cant adverse impact from trucks being forced at Colgate Creek Bridge is desperately needed, as China for the fi rst me in eight years under a new to re-route into residen al communi es. In the growing freight volumes are an cipated to cause contract with a shipping company Evergreen. long-term, the na on will suff er a loss in net rapid deteriora on in the next few years. Under Armour is also the company is consider- economic ac vity due to the lack of effi cient I. Project Description 2 Proposed - TIGER VII Project Elements freight access to the economically cri cal - Port 1. Colgate Creek Bridge Replacement of Bal more, making it less compe ve in the 2. Roadway Improvements Connec ng interna onal market. Freight Directly to I-95 3. Complete Streets Improvements The Southeast Bal more Port Industry Freight Corridor Plan: Promo ng Economic and Com- Current - Corridor Improvements Underway munity Development in a Mari me Industrial 4. Expanded Interstate Access Se ng (Southeast Bal more Port Industry Freight 5. DMT Gate Access Corridor Plan) comprises three components that 6. Broening Highway/Keith Avenue complete strategic investment along the Broen- Improvements ing Highway corridor and compliment addi onal Amazon 7.