A plan that could shift more shipping containers from trucks to trains will move forward, after the harbor commission’s recent approval of the project’s $870 million budget.
The project, approved earlier this month, includes reconfiguring, expanding and enhancing the capacity of the existing Pier B on-dock rail facility, increasing the port’s ability to build longer trains.
The first train tracks are expected to be completed in 2024, according to the port; more would come online in 2030 and the project would be finished by 2032.