(The Associated Press circulated the following on December 26, 2009.)
VANCOUVER, Wash. — The Port of Vancouver has secured another $2.9 million in federal funds to continue work on its freight access rail loop in West Vancouver.
The port now has secured $10.2 million of the estimated $18 million needed for the new rail loop project. The recent boost was included in the final 2010 Consolidated Appropriations Act in Congress.
Construction on the project began in November. When completed, the loop will triple the number of rail cars that move through the port every year and reduce congestion on the BNSF Railway main line.