Port of Quincy expanding intermodal terminal in Central Washington
The Port of Quincy recently initiated Phase 1 of an infrastructure project to expand the intermodal terminal in Quincy WA.
Officials said adding more gravel surface to the east and north portions of the terminal will accommodate the increasing growth in ocean container freight, including frozen and dry agricultural products from central/eastern Washington, going by truck from the Port of Quincy to the ports of Seattle and Tacoma.
The intermodal terminal expansion project will be conducted in two phases. Phase 1 will include improvements to the intermodal terminal container storage area by providing additional gravel surfacing of 90,000 square feet for the storage of containers in the north and east portions of the terminal. The work will include installing 8,000 tons of compacted crushed heavy surfacing granular material. The total estimated project cost of Phase 1 is approximately $300,000, officials said. The Port of Quincy will provide the funding to complete Phase 1. The Port anticipates completing Phase 1 of the expansion in early 2020.
Phase 2 will include improvements to the electrical and lighting systems within the intermodal terminal. The work will include installing three additional reefer power units/receptacles for the storage of an additional 30 refrigerated containers within the terminal, and the installation of three additional yard lights with LED floodlights in the vicinity of the proposed reefer power units/receptacles. The total estimated project cost of Phase 2 is approximately $400,000, officials stated. The Port of Quincy will be requesting assistance in the form of a federal and/or state legislative appropriation(s) or grant(s) to complete Phase 2.
The Port of Quincy intermodal terminal is a modern and fully functional inland intermodal port facility located on the BNSF mainline, and is currently providing truck intermodal export services for shippers and exporters in Washington State. In particular, the terminal is providing storage and loading services for 40-foot export containers of frozen food products going by truck from central Washington to the ports of Seattle and Tacoma, and the number of containers being stored and loaded at the terminal has increased dramatically in the past three years.
Additionally, the Intermodal Terminal has more than 8,000 feet of rail storage/siding tracks and could accommodate loading westbound short-haul intermodal trains with 20- or 40-foot containers of dry and/or perishable Washington State agricultural products. Furthermore, the port has a top pick container loader and a shuttle wagon/yard goat to move and organize stacked containers within the terminal. Moreover, there is nearly 1 million square feet of warehousing in close proximity to provide shippers with distribution, cross-dock and storage capacity in and out of central Washington.
For more information, contact Curt Morris at [email protected] or 509-214-7696.
