Perry Co. Port Authority gets $4.5 million grant for infrastructure projects Perry Co. Port Authority gets $4.5 million grant for infrastructure projects By Samantha Johnson | February 26, 2021 at 6:06 PM CST - Updated February 26 at 6:40 PM TELL CITY, Ind. (WFIE) - The Perry County Port Authority received a big-time grant from the US Department of Commerce to finish two infrastructure projects. The county received more than $4.5 million to replace two railroad bridges, project officials at the Port Authority say has been years in the making. “They are both over 100 years old,” says General Manager Jared Kleemann. Both the milepost 8.1 bridge over the Anderson River connecting to Spencer County and the 11.7 bridge in Evanston have needed a little TLC.