* DC - Port Authorities warn land connections to seaports ‘deteriorating’
-- The American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) said last weekend that the results of a new survey detailing conditions of the land transportation connections with United States seaports show a third of them require $100 million or more in capital improvements within the next decade... AAPA, which is the collective voice of public ports in this country, said it will hold a press event on April 21 during its annual spring conference in Washington, D.C. ... Kurt Nagle, AAPA president and CEO, said, the roadways, bridges, tunnels and rail lines comprise the crucial “first and last mile” connectors with America’s ports and are the very definition of critical infrastructure. “To successfully compete in the global marketplace, our nation’s freight transportation infrastructure — particularly those ‘first and last mile’ links to ports — must be improved, and improved quickly” ...
(Photo from FHWA: "Many connector roads like this one between an interstate and freight port are in disrepair and require improvement to facilitate greater truck traffic") -- Washington,DC,USA - Trucking News - April 6, 2015Labels: border infrastructures
![[Valid Atom 1.0]](valid-atom.png "Validate my Atom 1.0 feed")
0 Comments:
Post a Comment
<< Home