Fresh $11.25M MARAD Grant Accelerates 175-Acre Pacific Coast Intermodal Port

Pacific Coast Intermodal Port has received an $11.25 million Port Infrastructure Development Program grant. The U.S. Maritime Administration awarded the funding to the Oregon International Port of Coos Bay. It will support development of the project. This is reported by the railway transport news portal Railway Supply.

As Progressive Railroading reported, port officials described the PCIP as a proposed ship-to-rail container terminal on the bay’s North Spit. The grant will help prepare the future terminal area for cargo movement. It will also strengthen connections with the port’s Coos Bay Rail Line.

H2: Ship-to-rail terminal planned at Coos Bay

The proposed 175-acre Pacific Coast Intermodal Port would be located about 6 miles up the Coos Bay Harbor channel. Port officials said the facility is designed to add capacity at the constrained port. It would also give shippers another trade option connected directly to inland markets. Separately, the project calls for rail line upgrades and an expansion of the channel.

The PIDP award follows earlier federal grants for the PCIP. Those grants came through the Nationally Significant Multimodal Freight & Highway Projects, Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements, and Railroad Crossing Elimination programs. In addition, the project has received a $100 million commitment from the state of Oregon.

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