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With a veritable “who’s who” of leaders in attendance at the unique event held on the site of the future Pier B facility, Port officials thanked the funding agencies for their investments in this endeavor. The Port of Long Beach has won $643 million in grant funding from federal, state and local transportation agencies for the project. The federal government alone has awarded $404.1 million, while the state of California has invested $228.8 million and the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority $10 million. The Project is crucial to meeting the Port’s goal of moving 35% of containers by on-dock rail, which is one of the objectives of the 2017 Update of the San Pedro Bay Ports Clean Air Action Plan. The Port of Long Beach moves more than $200 billion in cargo annually. The San Pedro Bay ports (Long Beach and Los Angeles) move nearly 40% of the nation’s containerized cargo. The Pier B On-Dock Rail Support Facility will accommodate longer trains faster, more reliably, and efficiently. This will minimize the increase in truck trips as cargo volume grows. One cargo train is equal to 750 truckloads. The new facility will more than double the size of the existing Pier B rail yard from 82 acres to 171 acres and more than triple the volume of on-dock rail cargo the Port can handle annually, from 1.5 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) to 4.7 million TEUs. m
Below from left: U.S. Representative Dr. Robert Garcia, U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and Long Beach Mayor Rex Richardson aboard the train pulled by zero-emission engine.
“This work builds a rail network on the Port that more than triples the volume of cargo that can move by rail to nearly 5 million containers a year — the kind of throughput that will keep America’s economy humming and keep costs down with benefits in every part of this country.” Pete Buttigieg U.S. Transportation Secretary
More than 500 people – including elected officials, union representatives and community members – gathered for the Pier B groundbreaking ceremony.
“We are building for the future. We are creating new innovative and sustainable ways to move cargo. The Pier B On- Dock Rail Support Facility, America’s Green Gateway, is the latest example.”
“The groundbreaking of the Pier B project is a historic milestone. This expansion will bring jobs and other economic benefits to Long Beach, the region and the state.” Bobby Olvera Jr. Immediate Past President of the Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners
Dr. Noel Hacegaba Port of Long Beach Chief Operating Officer
See Port of Long Beach Pg 8 Photos and illustrations courtesy of the Port of Long Beach
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