Port of Coos Bay receives $25 million for intermodal terminal project

COOS COUNTY, Ore. – Governor Tina Kotek announced a $25 million award for the Coos Bay International Port in Oregon from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Nationally Significant Multimodal Freight and Highway Projects (INFRA) program.

The financing will support the Pacific Coast Intermodal Port (PCIP) Terminal Planning Project, advancing environmental review, licensing and preliminary engineering and design for the intermodal terminal component, including rail yard, container yard, piers and berths.

“When I visited the Port of Coos Bay team last year on the One Oregon Listening Tour, I was reminded how vital our state’s ports are to the economic growth and prosperity of our communities,” said Governor Kotek. “Today’s exciting award announcement marks a critical step in the effort to establish a vital intermodal gateway for West Coast imports and exports at the Port of Coos Bay.”

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Governor Kotek credited Congresswoman Val Hoyle and the federal delegation for their leadership, saying, “We are opening up opportunities to alleviate highway congestion by modernizing infrastructure and reducing greenhouse gas emissions.”

U.S. Representative Val Hoyle expressed her enthusiasm for the project, stating, “I am thrilled today that the U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded more than $25 million to the Port of Coos Bay Intermodal Project. This project has the potential to bring more than 8,000 jobs to Oregon’s Southwest coastal communities and to strengthen our nation’s supply chain.”

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Hoyle added, “Today’s announcement brings us one step closer to rebuilding the South Coast as an economic engine for the state and introducing more pathways into the middle class. I would like to thank Secretary Buttigieg, the U.S. Department of Transportation, the White House , and to my partners in Congress for their support and persistence in helping bring this project closer to fruition.”

The PCIP Terminal Planning Project aims to move nearly 100% of inbound and outbound containers by rail for land movements and utilize electrification or other green energy sources to move containers within the yard. The project is expected to provide additional capacity for imports, create a new gateway for U.S. exports and generate a significant economic impact in rural Oregon.