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GPA approves rail, gate expansion projects at Savannah port
来源：shippingazette.com 编辑：编辑部 发布：2017/11/20 09:10:32
RAIL and gate expansion projects to boost the capacity of the port of Savannah's Garden City Terminal have been given the green light by the Georgia Ports Authority (GPA).
The board approved expenditures of US$42.27 million as part of GPA's $128 million Mason Mega Rail Terminal, which will double the on-dock rail capacity at the port of Savannah to one million containers per annum. So far, the project has been allocated funding of $90.7 million. Construction is due to commence next month and be completed by the end of 2020, reported American Shipper.
The board also approved a $13.2 million project to expand Garden City Terminal's existing Gate 8. The project will expand the terminal's gate infrastructure by 12.5 per cent, creating a total of 54 truck lanes. GPA said the gate expansion project will offer a better link to the Jimmy Deloach Parkway, which provides a direct truck route to Interstate 95.
The GPA said the gate expansion project will begin by year-end, and is scheduled for completion in September 2018.
GPA executive director Griff Lynch was quoted as saying: "The new pre-check lanes will reduce truck congestion and the Mega Rail Terminal will significantly reduce or eliminate rail crossings."
The Garden City Terminal has experienced "phenomenal" growth since the opening of the expanded Panama Canal, according to Mr Lynch. "A strong southeast US economy, on-terminal expansion, and investment by private logistics firms throughout the region have resulted in phenomenal growth for Georgia," he said.
In October the Garden City Terminal handled a record 410,000 TEU.
The board approved expenditures of US$42.27 million as part of GPA's $128 million Mason Mega Rail Terminal, which will double the on-dock rail capacity at the port of Savannah to one million containers per annum. So far, the project has been allocated funding of $90.7 million. Construction is due to commence next month and be completed by the end of 2020, reported American Shipper.
The board also approved a $13.2 million project to expand Garden City Terminal's existing Gate 8. The project will expand the terminal's gate infrastructure by 12.5 per cent, creating a total of 54 truck lanes. GPA said the gate expansion project will offer a better link to the Jimmy Deloach Parkway, which provides a direct truck route to Interstate 95.
The GPA said the gate expansion project will begin by year-end, and is scheduled for completion in September 2018.
GPA executive director Griff Lynch was quoted as saying: "The new pre-check lanes will reduce truck congestion and the Mega Rail Terminal will significantly reduce or eliminate rail crossings."
The Garden City Terminal has experienced "phenomenal" growth since the opening of the expanded Panama Canal, according to Mr Lynch. "A strong southeast US economy, on-terminal expansion, and investment by private logistics firms throughout the region have resulted in phenomenal growth for Georgia," he said.
In October the Garden City Terminal handled a record 410,000 TEU.