Ruppersberger to Announce $10.3 Million in MARC Improvements on Fast Track

(Washington, D.C.)- (Washington, DC) – Congressman C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger (D-MD) will announce $10.3 million in federal funds for MARC improvements are on the fast track.  The money will pay for infrastructure upgrades at the MARC Stations at BWI, Penn Station, Laurel, and the Storage Yard at Martin State Airport.  The “shovel ready” projects will begin this spring and will create more than 240 jobs.  The money was included in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act that was signed into law recently.

At the MARC BWI Station, $3 million will pay for much-needed improvements to the elevators and the station’s electrical system.  At the MARC Penn Station, $4 million will fund new windows and a new heating system to make the station more energy efficient.  At the Laurel MARC Station, $2.9 million will finance the renovation of the southbound platform.  At the MARC Storage Yard at Martin State Airport, $400,000 will pay for additional storage tracks, train inspection areas, and upgrades to the maintenance building. 

          Who:       Congressman C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger (D-MD)
                          Maryland Transportation Officials

          What:      Congressman Ruppersberger to Announce $10.3 Million for MARC Improvements

          When:     10:30 am 
                          Friday, February 27, 2009

          Where:    The BWI MARC Station
                           7 Amtrak Way
                           Linthicum Heights, MD 21090

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