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A port project planned for near the confluence of the Mississippi and Ohio rivers in Cairo, Ill., is taking another step forward with a contract in place for environmental studies and money authorized for payment. The Alexander-Cairo Port District signed a contract with HDR Engineering in March and recently received its first bill to reimburse the contractor, said Zach Gowin, who has been on the board since December 2020 but took over as chairman in March. The contract is for up to $3.4 million and includes soil samples, threatened/endangered species studies and looking into any possible historic preservation issues. It also includes studying to what degree wetlands on the project site could be an issue with construction and to what degree remediation is required, Gowin said. The studies are designed to support applications for environmental permits that would be necessary for construction, he added. |