Northwestern Port Projects Receive $209.4M in Federal Grants

Northwest Port Projects Receive $209.4M in Federal Grants

The Port of Seattle's Terminal 5 features a set of Super Post-Panamax cargo cranes.

Photo courtesy Port of Seattle

In late October, the U.S. Dept. of Transportation’s Maritime Administration awarded 41 port projects nationwide a total of $703 million in funding as part of this year's Port Infrastructure Development grants program.

Four Alaska projects received a total of $112.5 million in grants for four separate projects, making it the largest amount for any state. The $68.7 million to reconfiguring and realigning the shoreline at the Port of Alaska in Anchorage was the largest single grant awarded.

Five projects in Washington received $72.5 million in grants and one project in Oregon received $24.4 million.

Washington

Project	Location	Amount
Terminal 5 Export, Expansion, and Emissions Reduction Project	Port of Seattle	$17 million
Grays Harbor Terminal 4 Expansion & Redevelopment Project	Port of Grays Harbor	$25.5 million
Intermodal Handling and Transfer Facility Improvements Project	Port of Port Angeles	$8.6 million
Master Plan, Pier Design and Boat Ramp Construction Project	La Conner	$11.1 million
Seaport Throughput Improvement Project	Port of Olympia	$9.3 million

Oregon

Project	Location	Amount
Terminal 6 Infrastructure Improvements Project	Port of Portland	$24.4 million

Alaska

Project	Location	Amount
North Extension Stabilization Step 1 Project	Port of Anchorage	$68.7 million
AMHS Prince William Sound Ferry Terminal Project	Cordova, Tatitlek and Chenega	$28.3 million
Port of Adak Pier Five Improvements Project	Port of Adak	$10.2 million
Sand Point Floating Dock Project	Sand Point and Akutan Harbors	$5.4 million

C.J. Schexnayder is the Editor of ENR California and ENR Northwest. He has contributed to ENR's coverage of the construction industry for more than a decade. His work has focused on major projects, industry trends and emerging technology. He previously was the South America correspondent for the magazine based in Lima, Peru. During that time, he covered numerous large-scale infrastructure projects across the region including the Third Lane Expansion of the Panama Canal. In addition, CJ has been an award-winning newspaper reporter in Southern California, Texas and Louisiana.