America’s Central Port [Image: St. Louis Regional Freightway]
UNITED STATE Representatives Mike Bost (IL-12), Rodney Davis (IL-13), and also John Shimkus (IL-15) claimed the other day that the UNITED STATE Department of Transportation has actually granted a $20.84 million BUILD give to America’s Central Port District in Granite City,Ill The give will certainly be made use of to money a number of tasks to boost facilities at ports in theSt Louis area.
“Nearly half of all U.S. crops and livestock are produced within a 500-mile radius of the St. Louis metro area,” claimedBost “However, our ports and terminals need investments in infrastructure to handle these millions of tons of products. This major investment will allow these ports to expand and improve infrastructure in order to increase capacity. The positive effects of these funds on Southern Illinois will be compounding, and I was proud to have supported this grant application earlier this year.”
“The BUILD grant announcement from the Department of Transportation is a huge step towards improving the America’s Central Port in Granite City,” claimedDavis “This project will create good-paying jobs for our constituents and reduce congestion in the region. Reps. Mike Bost, John Shimkus, and I are proud to support these BUILD grants in Congress because increasing investments in our local infrastructure creates jobs and grows our local economy. As one of our nation’s major transportation hubs, infrastructure investments in the Metro East help guarantee that the region remains economically competitive. We look forward to continuing our bipartisan work to improve our nation’s infrastructure.”
“The ports, terminals, rivers, roads and rails in the St. Louis metropolitan area are among our nation’s most critical transportation infrastructure,” claimedShimkus “Billions of dollars in agricultural and energy commodities travel through our area each year to feed and fuel America. I thank the Department of Transportation for making this important investment.”
At America’s Central Port, financing will certainly be made use of for 2,050 straight feet of brand-new railway track, a brand-new incurable gain access to highway, a brand-new belt system, and also barge loading system substitute.The St Louis Port Authority job consists of 7,300 straight feet of brand-new railway track, barge filling tools innovation, conveyor substitute, filling shed updates, and also flooding reduction job. Southwest Regional Port District in Dupo will certainly make use of financing for filling shed and also electric system updates, hoist system and also barge filling upgrades, and also flooding reduction job.
