Granite Construction started constructing a new 3,300 lineal foot double rail siding near the South Terminal to support international cargo movement at the Port of Everett. Granite Construction was awarded in February the USD 3.4 million contract to complete the second phase of the port’s terminal rail enhancements to improve regional rail freight mobility and increase capacity of rail freight at the Port of Everett Seaport. The Port of Everett, located 40 km north of Seattle, is a strategic self-operating seaport.
The project will increase the port’s current on-terminal rail footprint from 9,200 lineal feet to 12,500 lineal feet, and it is slated for completion in November. The project also provides a critical connection that allows BNSF easier ingress and egress to the port’s shipping facilities, reducing congestion on the mainline from Seattle to Canada and east along the northern corridor.
The port utilizes rail to support U.S. exports and imports, including the aerospace, construction, manufacturing, energy, agricultural and forest products industries. The project allows the port to transport goods from ship to shore safely and efficiently, with cargo arriving and departing the terminals utilizing rail as well as trucks.
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