Assembly Vice Chair Meg Zaletel called the measures “big milestones in a very long-term project.”
The Anchorage Assembly on Wednesday unanimously passed three measures critical to moving ahead with the modernization project at the Don Young Port of Alaska, including approval of anfor the two cargo terminals. Cargo terminal two will now be built to the same 120-foot width as terminal one, which means both docks will be able to accommodate 100-gauge cranes.of up to $180 million to fund work and payments related to the port modernization project in 2025.
The second cargo terminal is not yet fully designed, and that will occur after terminal one is built, Zaletel said. In 2021, the Anchorage Assembly passed an early design concept that called for one wider cargo terminal to be built for using cargo cranes to move freight, and a second, narrower terminal for handling “roll on, roll off” freight — freightBut officials have said that two uniform cargo terminals would make the port more resilient.
The tariffs to pay for the project will remain in place for many years, until the bonds are paid off.
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