Port of Beaumont 2023/24 Capital Program

2. Grain Dock Rebuild

$32 M (partial BUILD Grant funding) Committed

Redesigned as state-of-the-art multi-purpose dock to serve as a general cargo wharf, liquid products dock, or bulk terminal dock.

Under Construction. Estimated completion in early 2024.

3. Buford Rail Yard Interchange Track

$11 M (partial BUILD Grant funding) Committed

Increases current rail capacity by two unit trains, or approximately 240 rail cars, and increases rail efficiency throughout the Port.

Under Construction. Estimated completion in mid 2024.

4. Lot #14 Paving Project

$36 M (partial PIDP grant funding) Budgeted

Resurfaces Lot 14 with roller-compacted concrete and connects to the base of the Carroll Street Bridge to provide an additional open storage area for potential container-on-barge operations and military cargo.

Engineering design is underway. Schedule TBD

5. Lot 15 Construction

$46 M (partial TXDOT grant funding) Budgeted

Will develop over 30 acres of property into the Port's largest single open storage lot with enhanced drainage, gate access, and lighting.

Preliminary engineering complete. Property acquisition is underway. Remaining schedule TBD.

6. Terminal Connectivity & Improvement Project

$9 M (partial grant funding) Budgeted

Various projects to increase efficiency and resiliency of current and future cargo movements. This project will combine the previous Capital Improvement Program projects of the Carroll Street Wharf Improvements (partially complete), 842nd Building Grounds Stabilization, and Harbor Island Drive Resurfacing.

Schedule TBD

7. Barge Dock & Lot #6 Improvement Project

$8.5 M (partial PIDP grant funding) Budgeted

Redesigns and reimagines the Port's existing underutilized barge dock area as a state-of-the-art container-on-barge handling area and high-capacity multipurpose barge dock.

Engineering design is underway. Schedule TBD

8. Island Park Terminal Shoreline Stabilization

$5.5 M (potential federal funding) Budgeted

Repairs and strengthens areas of shoreline erosion along the Northern bank of the Port's Island Park Terminal.

Schedule TBD

9. Truck Staging Area at Franklin & Park

$3.5 M (75% TXDOT Rider funding) Budgeted

Designed as queuing area for trucks with aesthetic improvements for surrounding area.

Engineering design is underway. Schedule TBD

10. Shed Roof Repairs

$2 M Budgeted

Repairs and enhances existing storage shed roof systems at Harbor Island and Carroll Street Terminals with an extended 20-year life cycle.

Targeted for completion in 2024.

11. Property Acquisition

$2 M Budgeted

Additional property acquisition outside of the Port's main secured area for development of open storage lots and truck queuing areas.

Schedule TBD

12. American Crane Rehabilitation

$700 K Budgeted

The Port will be overhauling our long-used American Crane to modernize and restore the chassis and operating equipment to new condition for years of additional use at a fraction of the cost of purchasing a new mobile harbor crane.

Contract awarded. Schedule TBD

13. Grain Tower Demolition

$6 M Budgeted

The Port is considering the demolition of the existing grain tower facility to make way for additional business opportunities on the land immediately adjacent to the new rebuilt grain dock that will serve as a Multi-Purpose Wharf.

Schedule TBD

14. Truck Access Improvement Project

$2.1 M (partial TXDOT grant funding) Budgeted

This project will support the recently completed Emmett Truck Lot and the future Franklin Truck Lot with improved traffic control and a more direct pathway to the Port from both truck lots. This project will increase traffic safety along Pennsylvania Avenue at the intersections that presently provide a limited line of sight for on-coming traffic, and it will also include a truck turning lane from Pennsylvania to Blanchette to reduce the volume of Port-specific truck traffic traveling past the busy Jefferson County Courthouse Complex at the corner of Franklin & Pearl. The final element of this project will resurface the stretch of Franklin between Neches & Main Street to match the previously improved stretch of Franklin from MLK to Neches.

15. Main Street Terminal 2

$135 M (potential partial grant funding) Grant Dependent

Reimagines one of the Port's oldest facilities into a new state-of-the-art deep draft berth with the Port's largest single storage shed.

Engineering design is underway. Remaining schedule TBD.

16. Main Street Rail Improvement

$17 M (potential partial grant funding) Grant Dependent

Reimagines one of the Port's busiest rail yards with increased efficiency and multi-purpose usefulness. This would be a precursor to the larger Main Street Terminal 2 project.

Engineering design is underway. Remaining schedule TBD

17. Building at Franklin & Park

$3 M (potential partial grant funding) Grant Dependent

Repurposed a historical building into a transportation hub and workforce development center. May also serve as additional office and event space for the Port.

Schedule TBD