Governor Evers, WisDOT OK $10M to strengthen Wisconsin’s ports

Governor Tony Evers and the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) said that more than $10 million in grants will be given and distributed to five harbor maintenance and construction projects around the state. 

The grants, through the Harbor Assistance Program, will support projects in La Crosse, La Pointe, Marinette, Green Bay and Manitowoc.

Improvements are set to help strengthen supply chain reliability, support waterborne freight, and assist with economic development in Wisconsin’s coastal communities, the officials said.

Projects supported by the over $10 million in Harbor Assistance Program grants include:  

• $808,000 for the Town of La Pointe Harbor Commission and the Madeline Island Ferry to construct pile clusters, modify the ferry landing, and dredge harbors used by the ferry to transport people, vehicles, and goods from Bayfield to Madeline Island; 
• $2.3 million for Hanke Terminals in La Crosse;
• $3 million for Fincantieri Marinette Marine in Marinette to dredge, repair dock walls, and install mooring bollards and fenders to maintain navigation and moor vessels; 
• $2 million for the Port of Green Bay and the Fox River Port Development Site to install a dock wall, dredge, fill behind a bulkhead, and regrade property to create a new transload facility at the mouth of the Fox River; 
• $1.8 million for City Centre LLC, in Manitowoc.