Project gets on track to be the very first finished under the federally-funded Illinois Competitive Freight Grant Program
An facilities job underway at one of the biggest products centers in the Midwest, America’s Central Port, Granite City, Ill., will certainly see an approximated 1.5 extra barges filled every day, getting rid of 31,500 long-haul vehicles from the roadway annually.
The job gets on track to be the very first finished under the federally-funded Illinois Competitive Freight Grant Program, noting the very first time in Illinois’ background that funds have actually been particularly assigned for products tasks.
The America’s Central Port job will certainly renew the Granite City Harbor basic freight dock.
Awarded $1,092,130 with a $275,000 suit for America’s Central Port, this job will certainly boost last-mile effectiveness, decrease products vehicle traffic jams within the port and also improve the intermodal connection of theGranite City Harbor The forecasted influence will certainly boost day-to-day products web traffic by 60%, where an approximated 1.5 extra barges will certainly be filled every day, getting rid of 31,500 long-haul vehicles from the roadway annually.
As an outcome of this much required renovation to the dock surface area and also rail tracks, SCF Lewis and also Clark Terminals, the barge and also harbor driver at America’s Central Port, is making substantial extra financial investments.
“We are excited to announce the purchase of a state of the art Sennebogen hydraulic crane that will vastly improve loading times of trucks and railcars,” stated Brice Power, General Manager SCF Lewis and alsoClark Terminals “In addition SCF Lewis and Clark Terminals LLC has approved the upgrade to the conveying system currently used to load trucks and railcars with a larger and faster conveying system. Together, America’s Central Port and SCF are looking to the future to serve the needs of our customers with better and more reliable services.”
