The Port of Grays Harbor is $4 million closer to their goal of raising more than $15 million to construct additional rail storage tracks in the marine terminal complex. With exports more than double 2009 same period volumes, the Port of Grays Harbor, on Washington’s Pacific Coast, is working diligently to construct the rail system to handle the thousands of automobiles and nearly one million tons of US agricultural products and liquid bulks shipping through Grays Harbor.
United States Senator Patty Murray, Chair of the Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development (THUD) Subcommittee announced last week the Port of Grays Harbor would receive $2 million for the construction of auto terminal rail tracks to handle the growing auto export cargoes. The improvements will also accommodate the increasing agricultural product exports shipping through Grays Harbor.
Senator Murray’s announcement followed last week’s award from the Washington State Community Economic Revitalization Board of a $2 million, no interest loan to the Port for Phase 1 of rail improvements.