The Port of Los Angeles has received a USD 21.6 million grant from the Trade Corridor Enhancement Program (TCEP) for rail expansion project at the Terminal Island. The total value of the project is USD 34 million, of which the Port will fund the remaining cost of nearly USD 12.4 million.
The project will expand an existing intermodal rail storage yard on Terminal Island. More than 31,000 linear feet of track will be added to expand the number of storage tracks from six to 11. The project will increase capacity and use of the Pier 400 on-dock railyard by up to 525,000 TEUs annually, which represents about a 10 percent overall increase in capacity for the Port of Los Angeles.
“Expanding this rail yard creates a ripple effect of intermodal efficiencies within the Port of Los Angeles and throughout the entire San Pedro Bay port complex. It is a key element of regional and state transportation plans to improve safety and traffic conditions along some of our nation’s most crowded commuter and freight corridors,” Port of Los Angeles Executive Director, Gene Seroka, said.
The Port is currently preparing the final design of the project. The construction contract award is expected by June 2020, with project completion by early 2022.
As rail demand increases, the expanded rail yard is projected to eliminate an estimated 1,250 truck trips per day by 2040. Shifting the amount of containers currently moved off-dock miles from the port to on-dock rail at the port complex is a key strategy of the San Pedro Bay Ports Clean Air Action Plan (CAAP) 2017 Update, the California Sustainable Freight Action Plan and the California Freight Mobility Plan.
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