Vicksburg port options: Move to new site or expand in place
April 11, 2021
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VICKSBURG, Miss. (AP) Engineers in Mississippi are evaluating a potential new site for the Port of Vicksburg, a few miles south of the current location.
Elected officials from Vicksburg and Warren County met Wednesday to discuss whether to expand near the current port or build a new one, the Vicksburg Post reported. They said expanding would cost an estimated $47.6 million, while starting fresh at a new site would cost about $102 million.
Officials announced that Neel-Schaffer Engineering will conduct an environmental assessment on the potential new site, which is south of two bridges that span the Mississippi River.