The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) is releasing more than $703 million to fund 41 projects in 22 states and one territory that will improve port facilities through the Maritime Administration’s Port Infrastructure Development Program. The awards include nearly $100 million for port projects that will advance offshore wind deployment.
The Salem Wind Port Project in Salem, Mass., will receive $33.8 million to redevelop a vacant industrial facility into a marshalling area for offshore wind energy projects. The project includes construction of a 700-foot-long wharf and bulkhead that will be able to handle oversized and heavy cargoes and will be able to serve as a loadout and assembly location. The project also includes improvements to approximately 23 acres of adjacent uplands to create a laydown area adjacent to the loadout and assembly space.
The Bridgeport Port Authority Operations and Maintenance Wind Port Project in Connecticut is receiving $10.53 million for the design and construction of an operations and maintenance wind port. Project elements include the installation of approximately 1,300 linear feet of anchored bulkheads, dredging of approximately 30,000 cubic yards of material to deepen the harbor for larger support vessels, a floating service dock to assist offshore wind support vessels, and the installation of two reinforced 20’ x 100’ crane pads that will also serve as relieving platforms for the new bulkheads.
The government is granting $11 million to the Lake Erie Renewable Energy Resilience Project in Monroe, Mich. The project will fund four components. Component 1 is riverfront work that will include replacing the surface of the existing wharf, constructing a second riverfront wharf to be used exclusively for vessel transfer of wind energy cargos, and reinforcing shoreline stabilization. Component 2 is turning basin work that will include rehabilitating the concrete dock cap, bollard and fender installation as well as replacing roughly 390 feet of failed sheet pile. Component 3 is small boat “Maritime Readiness Slip” construction that will include demolishing and rehabilitating an existing small boat slip to be used by harbor assist vessels. Component 4 is a Shore Power infrastructure that will include removing existing overhead lines and providing shore power to the riverfront wharves.
The Arthur Kill Offshore Wind Terminal Project in Staten Island, N.Y., will get $48 million to fund the dredging of approximately 740,000 cubic yards to create a 35-foot-deep ship basin to support further development of the adjacent 32-acre site as a purpose-built offshore wind staging and assembly facility in Staten Island. The staging and assembly facility will contain 32 acres of upland area, a 1,365-foot-long wharf with adjacent laydown area that has enhanced load bearing capacity, and two program areas.
Find the full list of FY22 PIDP award recipients here.
