”This would just be another example of an injustice done against West Baltimoreans by the government and sanctioned by the government,” said Keondra Prier, president of Reservoir Hill Association. “This is not anything new. This is part of the Baltimore’s legacy to continue and to enforce those injustices.”

Prier said Reservoir Hill, a primarily Black and residential neighborhood, will likely see air and noise pollution during and after the construction of the tunnels, with little guarantee that the community will benefit from public transportation or the creation of jobs.

She also questioned why nearby predominantly white neighborhoods, like Bolton Hill, will be spared.

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Biden says new Baltimore train tunnel will improve service, create jobs

The nearly mile-and-a-half stretch that connects Penn Station to Washington, D.C., and Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor, and it’s a notorious bottleneck; Amtrak says delays at the site are persistent.