Sacramento Business Journal - West Sacramento lands $2.5M federal grant for port infrastructure
The city of West Sacramento has landed a $2.5 million federal infrastructure grant for the Port of West Sacramento, which is expected to help the port secure a new metals recycling operation that would bring 65 jobs to the port.
The funding will be used to relocate the main entrance to the port just west of the Harbor Boulevard entrance to a point on Industrial Boulevard near Beacon Boulevard.
The new intersection Ââ€" and a road that would provide access to the metals recycling operation â€" would be a key part of a project planned by West Coast Recycling Group LLC, port manager Mike Luken said.
The federal Community Block Grant requires the creation of jobs. In exchange for those jobs associated with West Coast Recycling, the city can use the funding to create the new entrance and roadway, Luken said.
The city wants to move the entrance away from the intersection of Industrial and Harbor to allow traffic to flow more freely through to Southport.
The city Planning Commission considers approving a conditional use permit and environmental impact report for the recycling operation at 6 p.m.
“The project represents a $25 million private investment that will provide employment for local contractors and vendors during the construction period and, when operational, will provide jobs for 65 local residents in administrative, operating and maintenance positions,” Mayor Christopher Cabaldon said in a news release.
“The Port of West Sacramento is quickly becoming one of the West Coast's most environmentally responsible ports,” Congressman Mike Thompson added in the release. “Its ongoing renaissance depends on a combination of private investment and public support. This grant funding will be a huge boon to the people of West Sacramento, who will benefit not only from good-paying jobs, but a dramatic increase in the volume of goods coming through the port.”