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The Port of Long Beach, Calif., plans to hold public to hearings on Oct. 5 and 13 to review draft environmental documents for a proposed $650 million container terminal on Terminal Island. The project would “showcase sustainable goods movement and generate up to 40,000 jobs in the region,” port officials said in a meeting notice.

The proposed “Pier S” terminal would be built on a vacant 160-acre parcel and feature the latest “green” technology, according to the port. The project calls for developing a wharf, berths and terminal infrastructure at Pier S to support container shipping operations, including a rail yard to facilitate on-dock rail movements.

The port has released a draft environmental impact statement and supplemental environmental impact report, which analyze the project's environmental impacts and recommend mitigation measures. The port is accepting written comments on the draft environmental documents until Nov. 15.