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HOUSTON-Anticipating double-digit growth for the next 20 years,governing teams for the ports of Houston and Galveston are joiningforces to develop a master plan for growth. The focus isdevelopment and use of 1,120 acres bought in 2001 on PelicanIsland.
Although construction won't begin until 2015 when the BayportTerminal will be fully built out, a spokeswoman for the Port ofHouston says the agreement between the two ports means the planningprocess can start immediately to make plans to expandcontainer-handling capacities. "The idea of planning is todetermine what happens in 20 years when our facilities reachcapacity," she says, explaining why the ports are starting so soon."It took us 10 years from concept to opening of Bayport."
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