U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) to fund over $703 million for 41 projects
Posted on November 3, 2022 |
- The USDOT declared more than $703 million to fund 41 projects to improve port facilities and the funds are available through the Maritime Administration’s Port Infrastructure Development Program.
- The program will benefit coastal seaports, Great Lakes ports, and inland river ports, helping improve supply chain reliability.
- The Port Infrastructure Development Program (PIDP) supports measures by ports and industry stakeholders to improve port and related freight infrastructure to fulfill the nation’s freight transportation needs.
- The program provides planning, capital funding, and project management help to improve ports’ capacity and efficiency.
- Beneficiaries of the grants are the JAXPORT EXPRESS Project ($23,518,000), Salem Wind Port Project ($33,835,953), Project Steel Wheel – Columbus Dock Expansion ($6,123,225), Port of Camden Access and Infrastructure Resiliency Project ($25,000,000).
- Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Authority ($27,223,711), Grays Harbor Terminal 4 Expansion & Redevelopment Project ($25,500,000), and Port of Green Bay Site Development Project ($10,134,800).
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