Georgia port improvements $15 million boost
Plans call for demolishing and replacing two berths listed in “marginal” and “condemned” conditions
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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, City of Nome sign partnership to improve port
Changes will include a new deep-water basin with an increased depth and enlarging the outer basin, which will require dredging
Port NOLA to receive $226 million grant for container terminal
Facility would occupy 400 acres, strategically located near rail and road networks, to host the container terminal and surrounding infrastructure
California to use $75 million to upgrade, decarbonize, rehabilitate ports
Largest award, $52.6 million, will allow port of Long Beach to add a third intermodal railroad track to a port channel crossing
FTA grants $220 million to help modernize ferry systems
Grants will fund 13 modernization projects in eight states and American Samoa. The grants will cover 80% of a project, with the local entity providing the remaining 20%
Port Authority invests $410 million to rehab rail, wharfs in New York and New Jersey
Approval allows Port Authority staff to start issuing multiple contracts for the two programs, which will begin in 2024
Michigan plans $15.8 billion transportation improvements over five years
Plan includes directing $11.2 billion to roads and bridges. Transportation projects including bus, marine, rain and ports total $3.7 billion. Airports will get another $989 million
New Jersey gets $52 million to modernize port infrastructure
Port Authority of New Jersey and New York will share $32 million to replace, modernize berth in Port Newark
Port infrastructure upgrades, expansions receiving billions
Projects to deepen port channels are underway or have recently been completed. Funding is available for upgrading the nation’s port infrastructure.
Alaska to receive $72 million for port infrastructure projects
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration will allocate $72 million to benefit port, harbor and dock improvement and development along seven Alaskan coastal communities. The funding is a part of a $653 million investment in maritime projects through the Port Infrastructure
