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Obama Administration Commits to Seven Projects At Five Ports

The Obama Administration announced infrastructure projects to help modernize and expand 5 major U.S. ports, including Jacksonville, Miami, Savannah, New York and New Jersey, and Charleston. The administration also announced a White House-led task force of senior officials from various White House offices, the Army Corps of Engineers, and the Departments of Transportation, Commerce, Homeland Security, and the Treasury. The task force will develop a federal strategy and decision-making principles that focus on the economic return of investments into coastal ports and related infrastructure, it said. The port projects include:

"These types of projects not only aid in the efficient movement of freight, they pay long-term dividends by supporting job creation and economic growth, and help to ensure America's international competitiveness overseas," said Kurt Nagle, American Association of Port Authorities' president. "We hope that additional water- and land-side access projects at seaports will be added to the list."

The projects announced are the first seven of 43 additional projects that will be expedited, the AAPA said, with the rest to be announced in the coming weeks.