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原文传递 Alabama Governor Kay Ivey Announces New Intermodal Rail Initiative

题名：	Alabama Governor Kay Ivey Announces New Intermodal Rail Initiative
正文语种：	eng
作者：	FRANK MCCORMACK
摘要：	With port congestion and logistics issues, particularly at ports on the East and West coasts, in the news of late, Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey has seized the opportunity to highlight a rail project called the Alabama-USA Corridor, or A-USA, which will connect the state's deepwater port in Mobile with manufacturing and logistics hubs throughout the state. The A-USA Corridor is a proposed $231.6 million collection of rail projects aimed at upgrading existing infrastructure throughout central and southern Alabama. "Working together with the port in Mobile to build out our infrastructure to move the commerce for Alabama and the greater Southeastern region of the country must be one of our top priorities," Ivey said in a January 4 announcement. "Creating good port access to central Alabama is a key part of this initiative, and it can provide options for freight containers to reach new destinations inland, which our country has struggled with during the supply chain crisis. I am proud our state is looking ahead and investing in the Alabama-USA Corridor and the future jobs and economic opportunity it will bring." The first phase of the program involves projects totaling $71.6 million linking the Port of Mobile and the McCalla Intermodal Facility near Birmingham. The 280-mile rail corridor, which involves 12 track, signal and yard improvements on Norfolk Southern rail lines between Mobile, Sel-ma and Birmingham, will also link economic development sites in Etowah, Shelby and Washington counties. A fourth site in McCalla will involve the development of a 104-acre parcel that will offer up to a million square feet of warehouse space under roof. Phase 1 funding came from, in part, the Growing Alabama Tax Credit program and Norfolk Southern, which will invest $5.7 million with the Etowah County Commission for improvements at a site near Little Canoe Creek.
出版年：	2022
期刊名称：	The Waterways Jouranl
卷：	135
期：	40
页码：	9,4