BALTIMORE (AP) -- The Baltimore Department of Transportation estimates it will cost $18.5 million to repair a street collapse.
The landslide followed an April 30 storm that delivered roughly five inches of rain. It swallowed eight cars, trees, a street lamp and a large swath of sidewalk, and buried the railroad tracks below in debris.
The department said Tuesday it has received approval for an $18.5 million allotment from the city's finance department to go toward installing a temporary retaining wall, constructing a permanent wall and engineering costs. The original wall that collapsed was owned by freight company CSX Corp.
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9 comments:
Cool, the rain tax will more than handle that. What?
18.5 MILLION???? Who is doing this work? And who do they know in the city council? While I'm well aware that this isn't some DIY weekend project, 18.5 mil. seems quire preposterous.
They'll want money from everyone in the state...especially on the eastern shore
I'll do it for 17 and retire well off...
1 million goes to the contractor and the rest to politicans.
How many millions is being spent to widen Rt. 113 and Rt. 404? It is outrageous what a simple road project costs with all the environmental impact studies, soil analysis and 5 people to stand around and watch 2 people work.
The neighbors had been complaining about that area for years. It was well known that it was going to go down.
It ceases to amaze me how ignorant some of the people making comments here are.
The wall belong to the railroad. CSX will pay the cost of restoring the wall which will be a fraction of that $18 million.
Much of the rest will be used to rebuild the damaged underground utilities that belong to BGE, Verizon and the City of Baltimore and restore the street, curbs, gutters and sidewalks.
The restoration of those underground utilities is happening as I right this as the residents have not been allowed to return to their homes yet.
In the end when all of the litigation has been played out CSX will have to reach into their pockets and pay out fare more then $18 million.
Sand Box John
too bad it didn't swallow the whole sespool called Baltimore!
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