Port of Port Arthur, Texas, will receive $13.6 million in a federal USDOT grant that port officials say will significantly upgrade the East Texas facility during the next year.
Along with spending an additional $7 million in local money, port leaders say they will concentrate on three projects, and some of the work will benefit the trucking industry.
“It’s a competitive grant process,” Port of Port Arthur CEO Larry Kelley said, “and, essentially we were awarded the money for three different infrastructure projects.”