Port of Los Angeles Container Project Environmental Report Released
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Los Angeles District, and the Port of Los Angeles completed a Final Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental Impact Report (EIS/EIR) for the Berths 302-306 American Presidents Line (APL) Container Terminal Project, they said in a Federal Register notice. They gave the 30-day Notice of Availability for the Final EIS/EIR for the project, which will conclude on July 16, 2012.
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Berths 302-305, currently operational, encompass about 291 acres of land and water including 12 container cranes, a 4,000-foot-long wharf, utility infrastructure, truck gates, intermodal rail, and terminal buildings to support operations. Eight new cranes are proposed at Berth 306, as well as a new 1,250-foot-long wharf at Berth 306, and development of 41 acres of backlands for container storage and distribution.
Further information: http://www.spl.usace.army.mil/regulatory/. Copies of the EIS/EIR are here. Questions or requests: Theresa Stevens, 805-585-2146 or theresa.stevens@usace.army.mil.