Lafourche gets $16M DoT grant

U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao announced Dec. 11 that $1.5B in discretionary grant funding to 91 projects in 49 states and the District of Columbia. The grants, 14 of which are to go to port-related projects, which will include Port Fourchon, La., are made through the Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) transportation grants program and support road, rail, transit, and port infrastructure projects across the country. Port-related projects will receive a total of $229.23M or about 15.28 percent of the $1.5B. The Greater Lafourche Port Commission is to receive $16.42M for the Port Fourchon to Airport Connector: Bridging a gap to critical rural infrastructure. The project will construct a new three‐lane vertical lift span bridge over Bayou Lafourche and a new two‐lane, 2,000‐foot connector road extending from LA 1 to LA 3235. (Source: Maritime Professional 12/12/18)