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7/19/2024
Yesterday, U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg joined Port of Long Beach leaders and other dignitaries to break ground on the Pier B on-dock rail support facility at the port.
The $1.56 billion project will define the future of cargo movements at the major seaport and double the footprint of the existing rail yard from 82 acres to 171 acres, port officials said in a press release. It also will more than triple the port’s capacity for on-dock rail to 4.7 million 20-foot equivalent units per year and more than double the number of trains leaving the port each day to 17, they said.
The project calls for building 130,000 feet of new tracks and constructing 36 new support tracks. Pier B will be built in phases, with construction scheduled for completion by 2032.
“These improvements will benefit the entire U.S. supply chain and get us closer to the operational and environmental transformation into a zero-emissions port,” said Port of Long Beach CEO Mario Cordero.
The port has obtained $643 million in grant funding from federal, state and local transportation agencies for the project.
“This project exemplifies our work to create jobs, cut pollution, eliminate bottlenecks and build a more dynamic supply chain – faster,” said California Gov. Gavin Newsom.
The port is served by Pacific Harbor Line, which interchanges with BNSF Railway Co. and Union Pacific Railroad.