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The U.S. Department of Transportation announced more than $703 million in Port Infrastructure Development Program grants to fund 41 projects in 22 states and one territory October 28. PIDP grants are designed to improve port facilities. Recipients include a $6.1 million dock expansion in Columbus, Miss., on the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway, a $6.4 million grant for Helena Harbor in Arkansas that will build a new water tower and a $10 million dock expansion in Morgan City, La., that will complete a $28 million project.The funding, made possible by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and additional congressional appropriations, will benefit coastal seaports, Great Lakes ports and inland river ports, helping improve supply chain reliability through increased port capacity and resilience, more efficient operations, reduced port emissions and new workforce opportunities. |