Port of Coos Bay wins US$204.8m to advance rail infrastructure for PCIP

The Oregon International Port of Coos Bay has secured US$204.8m in federal funding for construction of rail infrastructure supporting the planned Pacific Coast Intermodal Port (PCIP), a proposed new container gateway on Oregon’s South Coast. The grant, awarded through the US Department of Transportation’s Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) programme, will fund final design and construction of improvements to the Coos Bay Rail Line. The funding is intended to increase the line’s capacity and reliability and provide capacity for the handling of double-stack container trains serving the planned terminal. The award follows a US$11.25m grant the port received recently through the US Maritime Administration’s Port Infrastructure Development Programme (PIDP).

“Among the largest awards nationwide in this year’s CRISI grant cycle, the US$204.8 million investment surpasses all previous public funding commitments to the PCIP and marks its first major federal award supporting construction. It represents a substantial federal commitment to developing a new West Coast container gateway,” the Port of Coos Bay said.

The work includes track, bridge and tunnel upgrades, new sidings and turnarounds, and installation of a centralised traffic control system. The 111-mile rail line connects Coos Bay with the freight rail network near Eugene, Oregon.

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