The South Jersey Port Corp. has been awarded a $5 million
grant by the N.J. Transportation Department to upgrade railroad facilities at
the Camden and Paulsboro marine terminals on the Delaware River, state
officials announced Tuesday.
The Rail Freight Assistance Program also approved a
$672,840 grant for the Salem County Shortline Railroad to remove old rail and
rail ties, level the rail bed, and bring the 18-mile track up to freight
standards between the Swedesboro interconnection with Conrail and the Port of
Salem, officials said.
The $5 million to South Jersey Port Corp. will be spent
to extend railroad tracks to a wharf planned to be built at the Paulsboro
terminal in Gloucester County, fund two new grade crossings, expand railroad
tracks through the Paulsboro facility, and renovate four railroad crossings at
the Balzano Terminal in Camden.
"Rail is an integral part of the Paulsboro port that
will bring more tenants, more jobs and more economic activity," State
Senate president Steve Sweeney said. "The state's transportation
infrastructure is key to immediate and long-term economic growth and freight
rails will continue to play a key role."
Source: Philly.com
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