Northwest Port Projects Receive $209.4M in Federal Grants
The Port of Seattle's Terminal 5 features a set of Super Post-Panamax cargo cranes.
Photo courtesy Port of Seattle
In late October, the U.S. Dept. of Transportation’s Maritime Administration awarded 41 port projects nationwide a total of $703 million in funding as part of this year's Port Infrastructure Development grants program.
Four Alaska projects received a total of $112.5 million in grants for four separate projects, making it the largest amount for any state. The $68.7 million to reconfiguring and realigning the shoreline at the Port of Alaska in Anchorage was the largest single grant awarded.
Five projects in Washington received $72.5 million in grants and one project in Oregon received $24.4 million.
Washington
| Project | Location | Amount |
| Terminal 5 Export, Expansion, and Emissions Reduction Project | Port of Seattle | $17 million |
| Grays Harbor Terminal 4 Expansion & Redevelopment Project | Port of Grays Harbor | $25.5 million |
| Intermodal Handling and Transfer Facility Improvements Project | Port of Port Angeles | $8.6 million |
| Master Plan, Pier Design and Boat Ramp Construction Project | La Conner | $11.1 million |
| Seaport Throughput Improvement Project | Port of Olympia | $9.3 million |
Oregon
| Project | Location | Amount |
| Terminal 6 Infrastructure Improvements Project | Port of Portland | $24.4 million |
Alaska
| Project | Location | Amount |
| North Extension Stabilization Step 1 Project | Port of Anchorage | $68.7 million |
| AMHS Prince William Sound Ferry Terminal Project | Cordova, Tatitlek and Chenega | $28.3 million |
| Port of Adak Pier Five Improvements Project | Port of Adak | $10.2 million |
| Sand Point Floating Dock Project | Sand Point and Akutan Harbors | $5.4 million |
