Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is announcing more than $241 million in grants to bolster U.S ports.
It's part of President Joe Biden's near-term plan to address America’s clogged supply chain with infrastructure improvements to speed the flow of goods.
The transportation money is being made available immediately to 25 projects in 19 states. It includes $52.3 million to help boost rail capacity at the port in Long Beach, California, and $20 million for Portsmouth, Virginia, to build out a supply chain for the offshore wind industry. Delcambre, Louisiana will get $2 million for dock restoration and climate resiliency.
Tell City will get $1.6 million for the Ohio River Pier Project. The money will be used to build a new pier that’ll allow cargo to be unloaded to trucks directly from a barge.