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3/7/2024
Georgia lawmakers have allocated more than $6 million for special harbor improvements at the Port of Brunswick, Georgia Ports Authority officials announced today.
Approved as part of the state’s fiscal-year 2024 amended budget actions, the allocation will go toward a $17.45 million project to increase the efficiency and safety of vessel movements in the harbor. The state allocation for the harbor is a pass-through to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to pay for the non-federal share of the project, port officials said in a press release.
The Corps of Engineers' recommended harbor-improvement plan includes a bend widener, expansion of the turning basin where ships are turned bow-downriver before docking at Colonel’s Island, and an expanded meeting area at St. Simons Sound.
"For the past four years, we’ve seen an increasing number of vessel calls at the Port of Brunswick, and the car carriers serving Colonel’s Island have expanded in size to 7,000-vehicle capacity," said GPA President and CEO Griff Lynch. "An improved channel will better accommodate growing business demand, and perfectly complements the terminal improvements we’re making in Brunswick."
Colonel’s Island Terminal is served by CSX and Norfolk Southern Railway via the Golden Isles Terminal Railroad, which provides rail switching services.