The grant will be used for a number of things, including to modernize a 144,000-square-foot warehouse and to expand stormwater collection and treatment infrastructure.
WASHINGTON, D. C. – The Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Authority got a a $27.2 million U.S. Department of Transportation grant that it will use to modernize and expand its electrical and stormwater infrastructure, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown, a Cleveland Democrat, announced Wednesday.
The grant will be used to modernize a 144,000-square-foot warehouse; expand stormwater collection and treatment infrastructure; construct a modernized maintenance and repowering facility for terminal equipment; and install electric infrastructure to meet the power requirements of ship cold ironing and electrified cargo handling equipment, Brown’s office said.
A statement from William D. Friedman, president and CEO of the Port of Cleveland, said the grant will allow the port to increase its operational efficiency, implement new technology and build on its commitment to environmental sustainability.