The U.S. Department of Transportation as we speak introduced the award of grants totaling greater than $703 million to enhance port amenities by way of the Maritime Administration’s Port Infrastructure Development Program. In complete 41 tasks in 22 states and one territory will profit, together with coastal seaports, Great Lakes ports, and inland river ports.
“So many of the goods we all count on, from appliances to furniture to clothes, move through our nation’s ports on their way to us,” stated U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg. “Using funds from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, this year we’re awarding record levels of funding to improve our port infrastructure, strengthen our supply chains, and help cut costs for American families.”
The Port Infrastructure Development Program (PIDP) helps efforts by ports and trade stakeholders to enhance port and associated freight infrastructure to fulfill nationwide freight transportation wants and be certain that port infrastructure can meet anticipated development in freight volumes. The program offers planning, capital funding, and venture administration help to enhance ports’ capability and effectivity. The PIDP features a statutory set-aside for small ports to proceed to enhance and broaden their capability to maneuver freight reliably and effectively, and assist native and regional economies.
More than 60% of the awards will profit ports in traditionally deprived communities and a number of other of the tasks will assist cut back emissions on the ports by way of electrification. Additionally, greater than $150 million in awards embrace a deal with electrification of port gear to scale back emissions and enhance air high quality. The awards additionally embrace practically $100 million for port tasks that can advance offshore wind deployment
Following is the complete checklist of awards:
ALASKA
North Extension Stabilization Step 1 Project ($68,700,000)
Anchorage, Alaska
The venture will reconfigure and realign the shoreline inside the “North Extension” (the world north of the present basic cargo terminals) on the Port of Alaska in Anchorage. The venture contains the demolition of a sheet pile wall, elimination of roughly 1.3 million cubic yards of fabric, and building of a shoreline revetment of armor rock.
AMHS Prince William Sound Ferry Terminal Project ($28,248,386)
Cordova, Tatitlek, and Chenega, Alaska
This venture funds upgrades and modifications at three Prince William Sound ferry terminals. The Cordova enhancements embrace elimination of floating fenders and building of mounted fender mooring dolphins and catwalks and modifications to the strict berth to accommodate ferries. The Tatitlek enhancements embrace the supply of recent end-loading ferry terminal constructions, together with a car switch bridge and bridge assist float. The Chenega enhancements embrace the development of a brand new side-berth ferry terminal facility, together with a pile-supported strategy dock construction, car switch bridge, bridge assist float, and two mooring dolphins.
Port of Adak Pier Five Improvements Project ($10,161,900)
Adak, Alaska
The venture on the Port of Adak within the Aleutian Islands entails repairs and updates to Pier Five, the first provide pier for this distant Alaskan village. The grant will fund planning and allowing work, elimination of the deteriorated timber pile fender system, repairs to broken concrete piles and caps, set up of a high-energy absorbing fender system, and set up of recent sewer, firefighting water, potable water, electrical and communications utilities, and LED lighting.
Sand Point Floating Dock Project ($5,365,000)
Aleutian Islands, Alaska
The venture consists of putting in greater than 1,000 ft of recent floating dock and supporting entry, utility, and security infrastructure inside the present harbor. It will full the Aleutians East Borough’s long-term efforts to completely construct out the group’s harbor.
AMERICAN SAMOA
Aunu’u Wharf Reconstruction Project ($2,120,000)
Pago Pago, American Samoa
The venture funds reconstruction of the Aunu’u Wharf, which is the one entry level out and in of Aunu’u Island in American Samoa. The venture will reconstruct the present wharf; carry out structural repairs to the present pilings; assemble a brand new 80-foot-long extension to the wharf; restore and improve the present ramp construction; dredge any extra materials surrounding the wharf; and set up a brand new fendering system, bollards, and cleats. The venture will adjust to the Federal Flood Risk Management Standard.
ARKANSAS
Helena Harbor Transportation Enhancement Development Project ($6,412,652)
Helena, Arkansas
The venture will fund two parts at Helena Harbor: 1) the addition of a water tower to assist industrial makes use of and firefighting methods within the port, which might be constructed to face up to the seismic impacts of an earthquake within the New Madrid fault space; and a couple of) the development of a rail spur connecting parcels on the east facet of the port’s Industrial Park to the North American Rail community.
CALIFORNIA
Fisherman’s Terminal Piling Replacement Project ($650,000)
Eureka, California
The venture will substitute roughly 40 failing or lacking fender pilings on a quay utilized by business fishermen in Humboldt Bay. The Project contains elimination of the present pilings and the acquisition and set up of alternative pilings, pile caps, and rub rails.
Middle Harbor Terminal Zero Emission Conversion Project ($30,141,080)
Long Beach, California
The venture will fund the alternative of diesel yard tractors with roughly 60 electrical yard tractors, building of electrical gear charging infrastructure with power load administration software program to boost power effectivity, and set up of software program gear to streamline cargo-handling operations inside the terminal.
Outer Harbor Terminal Redevelopment Project ($36,592,875)
Oakland, California
The venture will fund the development of a roughly 25-acre off-dock container assist facility with truck entry/exit gates and gatehouse, pavement alternative, workplace trailer, perimeter fencing, grounded and wheeled container storage, refrigerated container grounded storage and plugs, LED excessive mast lighting, drainage, substation enhancements, and battery storage and charging stations.
Port of San Francisco Amador Street Infrastructure Improvement Project ($9,607,500) San Francisco, California
The venture will fund roadway enhancements to a extra resilient normal, sewer alternative and pump station upgrades to supply further capability and reliability, stormwater enhancements and elimination of creosote-treated rail ties to enhance environmental circumstances, and landscaping with drought tolerant vegetation that can preserve water.
Port of Stockton Rail Rehabilitation & Upgrade Project ($9,628,477)
Stockton, California
The venture will enhance the Port of Stockton’s lead monitor by changing or upgrading roughly 13,400 ft of present rail and ballast, realignment of curves, and re-construction of roughly thirty turnouts. The Project additionally contains web site clearing, grading, drainage, and utility work.
Seawall Replacement Project ($7,366,566)
Crescent City, California
The venture contains the development of a brand new seawall, the restore and renovation of a seafood packing and truck loading space, the alternative of cargo dealing with gear that’s at present atop the present seawall, and the set up {of electrical} car infrastructure to energy the chilly storage trailers used to maneuver seafood merchandise to market.
CONNECTICUT
Bridgeport Port Authority Operations and Maintenance Wind Port Project ($10,530,000) Bridgeport, Connecticut
The venture covers design and building of an Operations and Maintenance (O&M) Wind Port in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Project parts embrace the set up of roughly 1,300 linear ft of anchored bulkheads, dredging of roughly 30,000 cubic yards of fabric to deepen the harbor for bigger assist vessels, a floating service dock to help offshore wind (OSW) assist vessels, and the set up of two strengthened 20’ x 100’ crane pads that may even function relieving platforms for the brand new bulkheads.
City of New London Port Infrastructure Development Project ($7,000,000)
New London, Connectilower
The venture funds the development of an expanded metal bulkhead, set up of stone rip-rap, repairs to an present railroad spur, extension of the rail spur onto the expanded dock, enhancements to an present laydown space, dredging, paving, utilities, fencing, entry enhancements, and vital environmental remediation related to venture parts.
FLORIDA
Port Everglades Berths Improvement and Modernization Project ($19,280,625)
Broward County, Florida
The venture will substitute roughly 1,650 linear ft of bulkheads of their present alignment at Berths 16, 17, and 18 at Port Everglades. Specifically, the venture will embrace new metal sheet pile bulkheads with concrete caps, cathodic safety, mooring {hardware} and fendering methods, dockside utility extensions, berth apron pavement, drainage system enhancements, and benthic habitat surveys and mitigation.
Putnam County Port Development Plan Project ($353,500)
Palatka, Florida
The venture funds a port growth plan, which is able to embrace infrastructure and facility assessments, web site planning, preliminary engineering, a market evaluation, a visitors examine, preliminary actual property and environmental assessments, and growth of a complete capital enchancment plan that can determine potential funding sources and venture priorities.
Jaxport Express Project ($23,518,000)
Jacksonville, Florida
The venture has 5 main parts: 1) set up of electrified refrigerated container stacks; 2) procurement of six hybrid-electric rubber-tired gantry cranes; 3) procurement of 16 battery-electric forklifts, ten battery-electric yard tractors, and 7 Tier 4 diesel high picks; 4) set up of 15 high-power direct present quick charging stations and make-ready stub-outs; and 5) growth of a replaceable and scalable plan for transitioning the port and native maritime trade to zero-emission applied sciences.
