BAY ST LOUIS, Miss - Hancock County Port & Harbor Commission staff, local officials, and industry representatives gathered for the groundbreaking of the new Port Bienville Railroad Storage Yard on Nov. 15 at the McDonald Business Center.
The Port Bienville Railroad Storage Yard represents one of the most substantial investments by HCPHC into the railroad in many years.
The $6M project is being funded by Maritime Administration’s Port Infrastructure Development Program and will expand the existing rail line with the addition of a rail sidetrack and storage yard track ladders, thereby increasing its capacity by 150 car spaces.
The Port Bienville Railroad Storage Yard expansion will extend capacity from 450 cars to 600 cars. The enhanced capacity of the rail lines will enable HCPHC to more effectively cater to current tenants and create prospects for future developments in regional transient storage.
The tracks and siding will involve 12,173 square feet of additional storage track.
These additional spaces are expected to increase the HCPHC’s storage capacity by 25% so that it can manage the current storage operations and meet current repressed storage demand.
In addition, the Port Bienville Railroad Storage Yard project will allow Port Bienville plants to increase production and give the HCPHC the ability to market the increased rail capacity to rail companies looking for opportunities in the region, including the New Orleans Public Beltway, the Port of New Orleans, and CSX.
The increased access and usage is expected to remove some of the shipping truck traffic currently involved in these connections, making these interstate and highway corridors safer.
The Port Bienville Railroad Storage Yard construction is underway and is anticipated to conclude by early fall 2024. (Hancock County Port & Harbor 11/20/23)
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