LAKE CHARLES, La. (AP) - The Port of Lake Charles has received a $10 million federal grant for the expansion of its Bulk Terminal 1.
The grant will provide funds for a barge fleeting area, new berths, a bulkhead and conveyors. The grant, awarded through the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery discretionary grant program, will also go toward the dredging necessary for infrastructure improvements.
The American Press reports (https://bit.ly/1eOXZNb ) construction on the terminal expansion is expected to begin in 2015. After the design package is formalized, the port will put out a request for proposals.
The BT-1 expansion is crucial to get Lake Charles Clean Energy up and running, said Bill Rase, port executive director.
The company, a subsidiary of Leucadia, plans to construct a $2.6 billion facility along the Calcasieu Ship Channel near Citgo. The work will reportedly create 1,500 construction jobs and 200 permanent jobs.
“Without the dock expansion there could be no (Lake Charles Clean Energy) project,” Rase said. “This is great news for the port and Southwest Louisiana. We’re quite satisfied that we were able to get this grant.”
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Information from: American Press, https://www.americanpress.com
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