Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves joined U.S. Rep. Steven Palazzo, local officials, and industry representatives held a ribbon-cutting ceremony Oct. 18 at a new maritime dock and railroad facility in Hancock County at Port Bienville. The RESTORE Dock, the $8.8M project included a 600-foot bulkhead with 40-foot apron, which can accommodate three barges for loading/unloading. The project also included a Port Bienville Shortline Railroad track extensions to serve the dock with rail-to-barge operations. The project was mostly funded by a $7.4M RESTORE grant in 2017. 870,000. Gill’s Crane and Dozer Service of Slidell, La., won the $7.4M construction project. The RESTORE Dock is part of a 35-acre parcel on the industrial canal at Port Bienville. (Handcock County Port & Harbor 10/18/22) Governor Reeves and local officials cut ribbon on new dock at Port Bienville | Hancock County News and Events (portairspace.com)
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