Semo Port Authority — Progress for 2017

Thursday, May 3, 2018

Office Building Addition

Semo Port added three new offices and a small conference room to the existing office building. Putz Construction of Jackson, Missouri, was awarded the contract. This will allow for staff expansion in the future and also provide another small meeting place if needed. Building addition was completed in December 2017.

Maintenance Building

We are in the process of having a new maintenance building built across the parking lot from our office. It will be big enough to hold our Port vehicles and equipment for overnight storage, while also allowing us to work on the vehicles and equipment out of the weather conditions. Zoellner Construction of Perryville, Missouri, was awarded the contract.

Harbor Lead Track #2 Grading

Semo Port received a Delta Regional Authority grant (along with Port match) earlier this year to do grading work for approximately 3,000 feet of railroad road bed. This project was awarded to Shackelford Construction and Hauling. Work is scheduled to be completed this summer.

US DOT Funding Opportunities

Semo Port has applied for two U.S. Department of Transportation funding sources, TIGER and INFRA. The applications were for the Semo Port Loop Tracks Terminal, which would be the next expansion phase for Semo Port Railroad. US DOT awarded 41 projects in the amount of $500 million in the TIGER program; unfortunately Semo Port’s application was not one of them. We are still awaiting to hear on the INFRA program.