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Each May, we celebrate National Infrastructure Week to advocate for better roads, bridges, rail, waterways, water supply, flood control, aviation, and of course, our Port. Infrastructure needs more than a week of focus, however. It is a never-ending task requiring continuous support from communities, industry, and elected officials.
The Houston Ship Channel is a 52-mile federal waterway. Last year, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers ranked it the No. 1 busiest channel in the nation. (Photo: Business Wire)
That combination of stakeholders came together over a century ago to create the original “Houston Plan,” combining public and private money to develop our port and launch Houston’s success.
Houston Ship Channel Project 11 kicks off May 12, 2021, by Zlatan Hrvacevic
Port Houston recently marked National Infrastructure Week by highlighting the groundbreaking for the start of construction work to support widening and deepening the 52-mile Houston Ship Channel.
The nearly billion-dollar project will create safer and more efficient navigation for the ships and vessels, calling the more than 200 private and eight public terminals that comprise the Port of Houston.
“Our port serves as the anchor for the Texas region,” Port Houston Chairman
Ric Campo said. “Expanding the Houston Ship Channel to accommodate the growth of vessel calls, vessel sizes, and cargo needs for customers and consumers will continue providing over 3.2 million jobs and $802 billion in economic value to the nation.”
Press Releases
Murphy Administration to Highlight Infrastructure Investments Aimed at Addressing Climate Change and Economic Development During National Infrastructure Week May 12, 2021, 5:56 pm | in
Murphy Administration to Highlight Infrastructure Investments Aimed at Addressing Climate Change and Economic Development During National Infrastructure Week
05/12/2021
TRENTON – The Murphy Administration will host a series of events tomorrow, Thursday, May 13, highlighting the Administration’s infrastructure investments aimed at addressing climate change and economic development during National Infrastructure Week. The Administration will focus on the innovative, whole-of-government approach to electric vehicles, climate resilience, workforce development, and environmental justice through a combination of virtual and in-person events. Infrastructure week highlights investments, economic growth, and workforce development opportunities to reduce the impa
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History Is Made as Project 11 Begins Construction
May 10, 2021 GMT
HOUSTON (BUSINESS WIRE) May 10, 2021
Port Houston marks National Infrastructure Week by highlighting the groundbreaking for the start of construction work to support widening and deepening the 52-mile Houston Ship Channel. Known as Project 11, the project’s far-reaching benefits impact the United States and the entire Gulf region, and have generated bipartisan praise from officials across the state and nation.
A groundbreaking ceremony held on May 3 marks the start of the Houston Ship Channel Project 11 expansion and widening construction program, a nearly billion-dollar infrastructure project. (Photo: Business Wire)