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The discretionary grant funding was announced Thursday by U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao. The funding is provided through the Maritime Administration\u2019s (MARAD) Port Infrastructure Development Program. The program \u201caims to support efforts by ports and industry stakeholders to improve facility and freight infrastructure to ensure our nation\u2019s freight transportation needs, present and future, are met.\u201d It also \u201cprovides planning, operational and capital financing, and project management assistance to improve their capacity and efficiency,\u201d the U.S. Maritime Administration said.<\/p>\n
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The grants were awarded a total of 18 projects, including eight located in \u201cOpportunity Zones\u201d, which have been identified as economically distressed communities fo revitalization using private investments.<\/p>\n
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\u201cThis critical investment demonstrates the Trump Administration\u2019s commitment to supporting our nation\u2019s ports and maritime industry,\u201d said Maritime Administrator Mark H. Buzby. \u201cThese grants will help our nation\u2019s economy and ensure that America\u2019s ports can continue to operate effectively in the competitive global marketplace.\u201d<\/p>\n
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The full list of grant recipients is below:<\/p>\n
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Seward, Alaska<\/strong> <\/p>\n Los Angeles, California<\/strong> <\/p>\n Palm Beach, Florida<\/strong> <\/p>\n Burns Harbor, Indiana<\/strong> <\/p>\n Avondale, Louisiana<\/strong> <\/p>\n Baltimore, Maryland<\/strong> <\/p>\n Portland, Maine<\/strong> <\/p>\n Kansas City, Missouri<\/strong> <\/p>\n Wilmington, North Carolina<\/strong> <\/p>\n Conneaut, Ohio<\/strong> <\/p>\n Coos Bay, Oregon<\/strong> <\/p>\n North Kingstown, Rhode Island<\/strong> <\/p>\n Brownsville, Texas<\/strong> gCaptain<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The discretionary grant funding was announced Thursday by U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao. The funding is provided through the Maritime Administration\u2019s (MARAD) Port Infrastructure Development Program. The program \u201caims to support efforts by ports and industry stakeholders to improve facility and freight infrastructure to ensure our nation\u2019s freight transportation needs, present and future, are …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":19544,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[56],"tags":[1092,1931,1291,953],"class_list":["post-19543","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-marine-world","tag-awards","tag-grants","tag-million","tag-port"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.al-sindbad.net\/rest\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19543","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.al-sindbad.net\/rest\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.al-sindbad.net\/rest\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.al-sindbad.net\/rest\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.al-sindbad.net\/rest\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19543"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.al-sindbad.net\/rest\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19543\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.al-sindbad.net\/rest\/wp\/v2\/media\/19544"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.al-sindbad.net\/rest\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19543"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.al-sindbad.net\/rest\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19543"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.al-sindbad.net\/rest\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19543"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Marine Terminal Freight Dock & Corridor Improvements (awarded $19,779,425)<\/strong>
\nThe 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.<\/p>\n
SR 47-Vincent Thomas Bridge & Harbor Boulevard-Front Street Interchange Improvement Project (awarded $9,880,000)<\/strong>
\nThis 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.<\/p>\n
On-dock Rail Facility Development (awarded $13,224,090)<\/strong>
\nThe 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\u2019s realizing its maximum container throughput and reaching its full potential as a regional economic engine with minimal negative impact on the regional highway network.<\/p>\n
Burns Harbor Bulk Storage Facility (awarded $4,000,000)<\/strong>
\nThe 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.<\/p>\n
Avondale Dock Conversion Project (awarded $9,880,000)<\/strong>
\nThis 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.<\/p>\n
Sparrows Point Bulk Expansion Rail Modernization and Berth Rehabilitation Mid-Atlantic Multi-Modal Transportation Hub (awarded $9,880,000)<\/strong>
\nThis 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.<\/p>\n
Linking Intermodal Needs and Rural Freight Knowledge \u2013 LINK Project (awarded $4,098,360)<\/strong>
\nThis 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.<\/p>\n
Missouri River Terminal Intermodal Facility (awarded $9,880,000)<\/strong>
\nThis 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.<\/p>\n
Container Gate Innovation & Access (awarded $16,073,244)<\/strong>
\nThis grant will provide for a new container gate to increase throughput capacity by utilizing technology and innovation\u2014including 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.<\/p>\n
Port of Conneaut Connector (awarded $19,527,640)<\/strong>
\nThis 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 \u201clast mile\u201d truck freight connectivity to its Great Lakes port.<\/p>\n
Coos Bay Rail Line Phase II Tie and Surfacing Program (awarded $9,880,000)<\/strong>
\nThis 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.<\/p>\n
Unlocking the South Berth at Pier 1 (awarded $11,141,000)<\/strong>
\nThis 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.<\/p>\n
Grain & Bulk Handling Facility Development, Expansion and Upgrade Project (awarded $14,504,850)<\/strong>
\nThis 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.<\/p>\n