Hickman-Fulton County Riverport Awarded State Funding - The Waterways Journal
A $500,000 state grant will allow a Kentucky public port to accept a federal PIDP grant and replace a grain conveyor system.
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A $500,000 state grant will allow a Kentucky public port to accept a federal PIDP grant and replace a grain conveyor system.
Results of a newly released Kentucky multimodal transportation study show the state’s public riverports have $12.3 million in unmet needs.
April 5, 2021 By Shelley Byrne The second freight conference geared toward Kentucky’s public riverports included a focus on their emerging markets and how to take advantage of potential economic development opportunities. The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet presented the Kentucky Summit on Economic Development Strategies to Leverage Kentucky Riverports and Freight Network virtually March 24-26. A third conference is planned within a few months. (Previous coverage of the summit is here.) In a session titled “Forecasting the Fu...