The Port of Los Angeles is planning a $34 million on-dock rail yard expansion project designed to improve the flow of cargo at the Terminal Island Railyard.
The project also will reduce congestion on local streets and freeways as well as tailpipe emissions and truck trips.
The project expands an existing intermodal rail storage yard by adding more than 31,000 linear feet of track and increasing the number of storage tracks from six to 11. This will increase the capacity of the Pier 400 on-dock railyard by up to 525,000 20-Foot Equivalent units annually, a 10 percent spike.
Increasing capacity at Pier 400, frees up capacity at Terminal Island.
“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,” Gene Seroka, Port of Los Angeles executive director, said. “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.”
The majority of the project – $21.6 million – is funded through a grant from the State Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017 Trade Corridor Enhancement Program. The port will fund the remaining costs.