From a Port of Portland news release:
The U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded a $7.329 million grant to the Port of Portland and City of Portland to help fund a rail overpass and realign a congested and dangerous intersection in Portland’s Rivergate Industrial Park.
The Portland Marine Terminal Freight and Jobs Access Project addresses congestion created by an at-grade rail crossing near the entrance to Rivergate and Terminal 5, while simultaneously providing safer and more reliable access to jobs from nearby residential areas.
Rivergate is Portland’s largest concentration of marine and industrial land offering more than 3,800 direct, middle-income jobs. Federal Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery, or TIGER grants, are awarded on a competitive basis to fund capital investments in surface transportation infrastructure; selection prioritizes projects with significant regional economic impact.