TITLE

California Ports Need $30 Billion for Projects

PUB. DATE

February 2006

SOURCE

Traffic World;2/20/2006, Vol. 270 Issue 8, p39

SOURCE TYPE

Trade Publication

DOC. TYPE

Article

ABSTRACT

The article reports on the amount needed for the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach in California to accommodate a projected doubling of cargo volume by 2020. According to the Southern California transportation community, the government must spend 20 billion dollars on road and rail infrastructure and 10 billion dollars on environmental measures. The plan includes the addition of truck toll lanes and freeways.

ACCESSION #

19876112

Tags: BUDGET;  CARGO handling;  MATERIALS handling;  FREIGHT handling

 

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