(WTAQ-WLUK) — More state money has been committed toward the move of coal piles out of downtown Green Bay.
The Port of Green Bay and Brown County are receiving $1.3 million for work at the piles’ new site, Gov. Tony Evers’ office announced Wednesday. The money is coming from the Harbor Assistance Program.
Expansion plans at the former Pulliam Power Plant site include constructing a new dock wall, dredging part of the Fox River to allow ships access to the new site, construction of a stormwater detention basin and installation of mooring features.
The city of Green Bay, Brown County and state have been working on plans to move the C. Reiss Co. coal operations from along the west bank of the Fox River to the new location near the mouth of the Fox River.
The project was expected to cost $50 million or more, but the five base bids submitted by the Nov. 18 deadline ranged from $41.8 million to $47.6 million.
Six more Harbor Assistance grants were also announced on Wednesday. Five of those are for projects in Northeast Wisconsin.
Descriptions from Evers’ office:
- More than $1.3 million for Burger Boat Company in Manitowoc to dredge along the existing dock wall and launch well, expanding capacity and enabling launches of newly built large vessels, as well as repair and refit activities at the shipyard;
- $411,000 for Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding in Sturgeon Bay for dock wall repair and fender system improvements to protect Great Lakes vessels from damage during berthing for repairs;
- $882,000 for Marinette Fuel & Dock in Marinette to dredge a mooring area to the same depth as the Menominee River navigation channel to accommodate larger vessels and expand cargo operations;
- $188,000 for city of Sturgeon Bay to revitalize and rebuild a multi-purpose public dock on Nautical Drive, with a section of dock for commercial use and another for recreational use;
- $2 million for City Centre LLC in Manitowoc to construct a crane platform and loadout ramp for assembling, testing, and transferring cranes designed by Konecranes Inc. onto barges for shipment; and
- More than $1.4 million for Port Milwaukee and the city of Milwaukee to upgrade worn, leaking roofs, gutters, and exhaust fans on select terminal buildings located on Jones Island.
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