Америчко министарство транспорта Secretary Elaine L. Chao today announced the award of more than $220 million in discretionary grant funding to improve port facilities in 16 states and territories through the Maritime Administration’s (MARAD) Port Infrastructure Development Program.
“This $220 million in federal grants will improve America’s ports with nearly half the projects are located in Opportunity Zones, which were established to revitalize economically distressed communities,” said U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao.
U.S. maritime ports are critical links in the U.S. domestic and international trade supply chain and this funding will assist in the improvement of port facilities at or near coastal seaports. The Port Infrastructure Development Program aims to support efforts by ports and industry stakeholders to improve facility and freight infrastructure to ensure our nation’s freight transportation needs, present and future, are met. The program provides planning, operational and capital financing, and project management assistance to improve their capacity and efficiency.
Of the 18 projects that were awarded grants, eight are located in Opportunity Zones, which were created to revitalize economically distressed communities using private investments.
“This critical investment demonstrates the Trump Administration’s commitment to supporting our nation’s ports and maritime industry,” said Maritime Administrator Mark H. Buzby. “These grants will help our nation’s economy and ensure that America’s ports can continue to operate effectively in the competitive global marketplace.”
Ports provide countless jobs for Americans and are key to a nation that heavily relies on its maritime services. By providing the funding to support the improvement of this critical infrastructure component, MARAD and the Department of Transportation are ensuring these services will succeed during the nation’s ongoing economic recovery.
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Севард, Аљаска
Marine Terminal Freight Dock & Corridor Improvements (awarded $19,779,425)
The project will expand the existing dock by
approximately 375 feet to deeper water to accommodate growing freight cargoes
and to minimize operational conflicts between freight and cruise movements,
both onshore and in the harbor. The Corridor Improvement Project component will
create a roadway connection between the Freight Dock and the existing Airport
Road, allowing improving safety between onshore freight movements and cruise
passenger pedestrian movements.
Лос Анђелес, Калифорнија
SR 47-Vincent Thomas Bridge & Harbor Boulevard-Front Street Interchange
Improvement Project (awarded : $9,880,000)
This grant will help reduce delays and
accidents at the Port of Los Angeles. The project interchange directly serves
two container terminals, which handle approximately 5% of all waterborne
containers entering/exiting the U.S. About 40% of all U.S. imports and 25% of
all U.S. exports move through the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach.
This project is in an Opportunity Zone.
Палм Беацх, Флорида
On-dock Rail Facility Development (awarded $13,224,090)
The project will construct an intermodal
container transfer facility on-dock, capable of serving multiple berthed
vessels simultaneously. The completion of this project is critical to
addressing the major challenge to the Port’s realizing its maximum container
throughput and reaching its full potential as a regional economic engine with
minimal negative impact on the regional highway network.
Burns Harbor, Indiana
Burns Harbor Bulk Storage Facility (awarded $4,000,000)
The project will convert a vacant gravel yard
into a multimodal bulk storage facility. The project will create supply chain
improvements in the safe, efficient, and reliable transportation of bulk
cargoes. It will also generate benefits including reducing transportation
costs, minimizing highway congestion, and maintenance costs, reducing
environmental impacts, and improving transportation safety.
Avondale, Louisiana
Avondale Dock Conversion Project (awarded $9,880,000)
This grant will help convert a former
Avondale Shipyard wharf to a modern cargo dock. Once transformed, the dock will
enable the Avondale Industrial Marine District (AIMD) port facility to handle
dry bulk and breakbulk cargoes more effectively in general commerce from the
west bank of the Mississippi River and will also help to improve truck traffic
flow. This project is in an Opportunity Zone.
Балтиморе, Мариланд
Sparrows Point Bulk Expansion Rail Modernization and Berth Rehabilitation
Mid-Atlantic Multi-Modal Transportation Hub (awarded $9,880,000)
This grant will add additional waterside
access, create a bulk import and export terminal, install a modern gate
complex, and upgrade the heavy-duty road network. Furthermore, the project will
upgrade rail connectivity and repair all degraded utilities.
Портланд, Маине
Linking Intermodal Needs and Rural Freight Knowledge – LINK Project (awarded
$4,098,360)
This grant will fund the modernization of
gates and scales, improvements to existing warehouses, and rail improvements at
a bulk transfer facility to improve the intermodal efficiency of the port. The
project is in an opportunity zone.
Кансас Цити, Миссоури
Missouri River Terminal Intermodal Facility (awarded $9,880,000)
This grant will be used to provide regional
access to the marine river network, rail, and highway transportation network.
This project includes advanced project planning and redevelopment activities of
the MRT site such as preventative flooding maintenance, environmental
remediation efforts, site design, land acquisition, and limited pavement and
rail access development. The project is in an opportunity zone.
Вилмингтон, Северна Каролина
Container Gate Innovation & Access (awarded $16,073,244)
This grant will provide for a new container
gate to increase throughput capacity by utilizing technology and
innovation—including Optical Character Recognition and Weigh-in-Motion Sensors,
which will allow drivers to enter and exit the port without stopping for
processing. The proposed improvements also allow the Port to streamline
container traffic flow throughout the terminal and open up additional yard
storage capacity.
Conneaut, Ohio
Port of Conneaut Connector (awarded $19,527,640)
This grant will help connect truck and rail
freight to the Port of Conneaut, a Great Lakes deep-water port on the shores of
Lake Erie. The project entails construction of: a dredge material facility to
maintain shipping access to the Port along the Conneaut Creek channel; a new
1.64-mile roadway from US 20 to the Port of Conneaut; and a new rail spur
infrastructure to connect the East Conneaut Industrial Park to the Port of
Conneaut. The connector will provide critical infrastructure needed to
facilitate commercial/industrial development in a region lacking “last mile”
truck freight connectivity to its Great Lakes port.
Coos Bay, Oregon
Coos Bay Rail Line Phase II Tie and Surfacing Program (awarded $9,880,000)
This grant will rehabilitate and replace ties
and resurface track at various locations along the Coos Bay Rail Line (CBRL).
This project proposes to replace 67,000 crossties and resurface main line,
sidings, an industrial lead, rail yard and spur tracks with ballast along the
121 miles of track that stretches from Eugene to Coos Bay, Oregon. The project
is in an opportunity zone.
North Kingstown, Rhode Island
Unlocking the South Berth at Pier 1 (awarded $11,141,000)
This grant will support the reconstruction of
the South Face of Pier 1, which involves the replacement of a portion of the
face of the pier with a steel pile supported concrete pier structure. This
project will bring the southern berth at the Pier to a state where it can be
utilized to accommodate the burgeoning auto import and export industry,
bringing the total number of available roll-on, roll-off berths at the Port of
Davisville from two to three.
Бровнсвилле, Текас
Grain & Bulk Handling Facility Development, Expansion and Upgrade Project
(awarded $14,504,850)
This grant will support the development,
expansion and upgrade of a grain and bulk handling facility. The project
consists of fixed landside, rail, and road improvements, as well as related
planning and other development activities. Once completed, the project will
improve the safety, efficiency, and reliability of the movement of goods. The
project is in an Opportunity Zone.
Порт Артхур, Тексас
Transit Shed 1 Replacement (awarded $9,722,223)
This grant will support the replacement of aging
critical port infrastructure while improving cargo mobility and productivity.
The project will include the deconstruction and removal of a metal clad
dockside transit shed, reconditioning of a concrete slab, the erection of a
building providing useable storage and approximately a covered area for
all-weather truck and rail loading.
Норфолк, Виргиниа
Norfolk International Terminals Central Rail Yard Expansion Project (awarded
$20,184,999)
This grant supports the construction of eight
working tracks—which will create two bundles of four tracks each, in addition
to a center working area for transferring and staging containers. Associated
lead-in tracks will incorporate turnouts and switches from the terminal’s main
rail line and vehicle crossings. Additionally, the project will create a return
access road that will separate rail dray traffic returning to the container
yard from general truck traffic.
Свети Тома, Америчка Девичанска острва
Crown Bay Terminal Improvements Project (awarded $21,869,260)
This funding will support the reconstruction
and modernization of cargo handling and storage infrastructure at the Crown Bay
Terminal. The project includes bulkhead rehabilitation, concrete apron
restoration, reconstruction of three cargo storage areas; and security improvements
including lighting, fencing and fire protection. The project will
facilitate more efficient cargo movement both into and out of St. Thomas. The
project is in an Opportunity Zone.
Беллингхам, Васхингтон
Bellingham Shipping Terminal Rehabilitation Project (awarded $6,854,770)
This grant will support construction of a
larger, more robust heavy load area and the removal of rock outcrops in front
of Berth 1 that limit the draft of ships docking at the facility. The project
is in an Opportunity Zone.
Сијетл, Вашингтон
Terminal 5 Uplands Modernization and Rehabilitation Project: Final Phase
(awarded $10,687,333)
This grant will support infrastructure
improvements including surfacing, paving, and reinforcement of a terminal-wide
storm water treatment system. Additionally, the project will focus on upsizing
electric refrigerated plug capacity and on-terminal rail infrastructure
improvements.