Port of Monroe Dock and Industrial Park, new track construction, alignment and grade adjustment and switch addition, Monroe, MI

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Project Name:	Port of Monroe Dock and Industrial Park, new track construction, alignment and grade adjustment and switch addition, Monroe, MI
Project Address:	2929 East Front Street, P.O. Box 585, Monroe County, Monroe, MI 48161
Amount Requested:	$1,750,000
Federal Department or Agency:	Federal Railroad Administration
Individual or entity requesting this appropriation:	Port of Monroe
Value to Michigan’s 15th Congressional District and the American taxpayer:
The improvements at the industrial park include two switches in the mainline track, construction of a service lead from the mainline track, across Borchert Park Drive, new track construction, adjust alignment and grade of existing rail lead. At Port dock add switch and new track construcion. Great Lakes Towers, a manufacturer of wind turbine towers, is proposing to construct a facility on a site at the Port of Monroe industrial park. Access to railroad for receipt of raw materials(steel plate) and the delivery of finished product(towers) is critical to their plan to locate at the Port of Monroe. Company investment of $23 million and creation of 150 new manufacturing jobs.

Representative John Dingell