BURNS HARBOR IMPROVES BERTH 15 AS PART OF FASTLANE GRANT

Burns Harbor FASTLANE improvements continue.

The $9.85 million FASTLANE grant is providing partial funding for $20 million in infrastructure enhancements at Burns Harbor. Berth 15 improvements were finished in May, providing an additional east and west rail connection between the new west rail yard and the port.  The dedicated south rail connection is in process now. The improvements to Berth 15 provide an area for rail cars to be loaded and unloaded with cargo that has direct access to the port’s roll on/roll off dock.

The entire FASTLANE project includes the construction of a new 2.3-acre cargo terminal with multimodal connections for handling cargo transfers between ships, barges, rail cars and trucks. In addition, 4.4 miles will be added to the port’s existing 14-mile rail network. Two new rail yards were completed in 2021 and provide rail storage for 165 rail cars, accommodate a 90-car unit train and provide rail car switching within the port. Improvements to the west dock, including extending a retaining wall and paving a dock apron, will result in an additional 1,200 feet of usable dock space. The project scope also includes a new six-acre truck marshalling yard that will relieve congestion along port roads. Big things happen here!

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