SAVANNAH, GA-A groundbreaking ceremony was held on Thursday for a major transportation project at the Port of Savannah—the Jimmy DeLoach Parkway Connector.
Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal was among the dignitaries on hand to launch the $72.8-million project that will directly link Interstate 95 and the Georgia Ports Authority's Garden City Terminal, according to the Savannah Morning News.
“Today, we take another step toward making sure companies can get their goods in and out of the port as safely and as quickly as possible, thereby saving time, money and lives,” Gov. Deal said.
When Savannah's harbor deepening project is completed, Deal added, he expects even more truck traffic at the port due to the larger container ships used to move cargo through an expanded Panama Canal.
“That's why this project is so important to us,” Gov. Deal said. “Companies using those new, larger ships will need cost-effective and time-efficient methods of transporting goods to and from the port. Our state has worked hard to make sure they have exactly that.” See story in the Savannah Morning News.
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