U.S. ports achieve $653 million for infrastructure enchancment initiatives
Maritime ports throughout nation gained a shot within the arm for infrastructure enchancment initiatives final week with an announcement of $653 million in funding for 41 initiatives in 26 states and one territory.
The cash will come within the type of Port Infrastructure Growth Program (PIDP) awards from the U.S. Division of Transportation (USDOT)’s Maritime Administration (MARAD). “These investments will assist broaden capability and pace up the motion of products by our ports, contributing to cleaner air and extra good-paying jobs as we go,” U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg stated in a launch.
Extra particularly, the funds will assist modernize America’s seaports, in line with Cary Davis, president and CEO of the American Affiliation of Port Authorities (AAPA). “These aggressive grants will likely be used to broaden capability, restore seawalls, construct new berths, improve terminals, enhance intermodal connections, and rehabilitate wharves and docks. PIDP is crucial to sustaining robust ports, and by extension, a powerful America,” Davis stated.
Examples from the complete checklist of awards embrace these 12 initiatives:
- Dock Infrastructure Substitute, Chilly Bay, Alaska ($43.3 million)
- North Harbor Transportation System Enchancment Venture, Lengthy Seaside, California ($52.6 million)
- Reconstruction of Berth PN-308 at Port Newark, Newark, New Jersey ($32 million)
- Ko’Kwel Wharf Enhancements Venture, North Bend, Oregon ($7.7 million)
- Port of Ogdensburg Terminal Enlargement Venture, Ogdensburg, New York ($5.1 million)
Wabasha Barge Terminal Venture, Wabasha, Minnesota ($2.5 million) - North Gate Relocation and Entry Optimization, Wilmington, North Carolina ($10.9 million)
- Port of Tacoma Husky Terminal Enlargement Port One, Tacoma, Washington ($54.2 million)
- Velasco Terminal Sustainable Enlargement Venture, Freeport, Texas ($15.9 million)
Agricultural Maritime Export Facility – Section 2, Milwaukee, Wisconsin ($9.2 million) - Port of Blencoe Infrastructure Growth Venture, Blencoe, Iowa ($10.2 million)
River Valley Slackwater Harbor Venture, Fort Smith, Arkansas ($15.0 million)
