Florida Governor Proposes Using $35 Million for Port Projects
Florida Governor Rick Scott will recommend to the state legislature to put $35 million toward "strategic port projects across Florida," he said in a press release. The projects will enhance our ports’ ability to move more goods which will position Florida to play an even greater role in global trade, he said. "Our strategy to make Florida the gateway for global trade is working.”
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The port improvements will also "position Florida to capitalize on the expansion of the Panama Canal in 2015,” said Florida Department of Transportation Secretary Anath Prasad. The three Florida ports included in the Governor’s proposal for additional funding are:
- Port Canaveral -- $9.7 million for development of a container yard.
- Port Everglades -- $14.7 million to support the Turning Notch project.
- Port of Tampa -- $10.4 million to improve its container yard.