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PIDP Grant Key To Revitalizing Hickman Port
| 题名： | PIDP Grant Key To Revitalizing Hickman Port |
| 正文语种： | eng |
| 作者： | SHELLEY BYRNE |
| 摘要： | A federal Port Infrastructure Development grant of nearly $3.3 million announced November 3 is not only replacing a conveyor system and mooring cell but also ensuring one western Kentucky riverport's ability to continue operation for decades to come. Greg Curlin, executive director of the Hickman-Fulton County Riverport Authority, said the port was within four or five years of having to close without the much-needed funding. Now, he said, he anticipates it will be able to operate for another 40 years. The riverport, located at Lower Mississippi Mile 922, is Kentucky's only public riverport on the Mississippi River. It became active in 1978, but it is using the grant to replace and upgrade a 1,200-foot conveyor system that dates to 1977. "At that time, it was able to handle the amount of grain coming through the riverport, but it's probably tripled since then," Curlin said. "It's not been able to keep up." The riverport handled 12 million bushels of grain last year, even though it was closed for eight days because of low-water conditions. It has handled up to 18 million in recent years, Curlin said. He added that with grain silos in nearby communities, including Mayfield, Ky., having been destroyed in December 2021 tornadoes, more grain is moving directly from fields to the river, so the port's services are in high demand. |
| 出版年： | 2023 |
| 期刊名称： | The Waterways Jouranl |
| 卷： | 137 |
| 期： | 35 |
| 页码： | 3,8 |
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