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The Alabama State Port Authority (Port
Authority) continues its progress on constructing a new container and
intermodal terminal at the Port of Mobile. James K. Lyons, Director and
CEO of the Port Authority, signed a $10.8 million contract this week to
provide site work for Stage 1 construction of the Choctaw Point
container terminal. Phillips & Jordan, Inc., a Knoxville, Tenn., based
specialty services contractor, received the nod to begin site
stabilization and land reclamation work on July 1. The Phillips and
Jordan division office, in Robbinsville, N.C., is responsible for work
delivery.
With this $10.8 million contract in place,
the value of Choctaw Point development and construction contracts now
totals $45 million. The Authority plans a series of engineering and
construction contracts in 2005 and 2006 to further Stage 1 completion of
the container terminal by mid-2007.
Alabama State Port Authority (http://www.asdd.com)
operates the State of Alabama’s deepwater port facilities in Mobile,
Ala. The Authority directly employs 548 workers and its facilities
handle more than 24 million tons of cargo each year. Alabama’s full
service seaport handles containers, breakbulk, bulk and oversized and
heavy lift cargoes. The Authority’s proposed Choctaw Point Terminal and
its general cargo and bulk facilities are located at the Port of Mobile
with immediate access to two interstate systems, five Class 1 railroads,
and nearly 15,000 miles of inland waterway connections.
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