Funds will increase coastal, Great Lakes and inland river ports. They aim to improve supply chain reliability, electrify equipment, improve or create new rail and highway links, stimulate offshore wind projects and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
The projects are funded by a $ 1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill signed into law by President Joe Biden in November 2021.
“We are providing record levels of funding to improve our port infrastructure, strengthen our supply chains and help reduce costs for American families,” said Pete Buttigieg, Secretary of Transportation.
The state of Alaska receives $ 112.5 million for four projects, including $ 68 million for the expansion of the Port of Anchorage and, for the Alutians, $ 10.2 million to repair a key port and $ 5.4 million dollars for a floating dock project.
New York will receive $ 48 million for the Arthur Kill offshore wind terminal project. The Staten Island project will fund the dredging of 740,000 cubic yards to create a 35-foot-deep naval basin.
Salem, Massachusetts received nearly $ 34 million to redevelop an empty industrial facility for offshore wind power projects, including the construction of a 700-foot-long pier.
Massachusetts Democratic Senator Ed Markey said “the project will strengthen our network by promoting clean energy infrastructure and helping power thousands of homes across Massachusetts.”
The Port of Columbus, Mississippi is receiving $ 6 million for a new rail spur with 10,000 linear feet of tracks and docks that provide direct rail access for the transshipment of freight between barges and rail cars, connecting the terminal to a rail line. existing operated by Kansas City Southern.
Detroit receives $ 16 million to rehabilitate existing port infrastructure and build a new port / rail link.
Camden, New Jersey will receive $ 25 million to upgrade a functionally obsolete truck road leading to the port, rebuilding nearly three miles of key road infrastructure.
Long Beach, California will receive $ 30 million to replace diesel construction tractors with 60 electric construction tractors and other equipment.
Grays Harbor Terminal Aberdeen, Washington will receive $ 25.5 million to build an additional 50,000-foot railway line and reuse a 50-acre brownfield site for freight.
