Port Canaveral pauses rail extension project to explore alternatives

Written by Jenifer Nunez, assistant editor

Canaveral Port Authority (CPA) commissioners have asked the Surface Transportation Board (STB) for a temporary pause in the review process of the Port Canaveral Rail Extension Project while the port team works with the Gilbane-Renaurt-Larkin-MARS Group to study a rail route through the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.

 

Operational and environmental issues are part of the consideration of a route through Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. With the help of the Gilbane-Renaurt-Larkin-MARS Group, CPA will be addressing these challenges to find an alignment that the STB can consider in its environmental study.

In a separate action, the commission also voted to authorize CPA to enter into a joint endeavor with the Gilbane-Renuart Larkin-MARS Group to pursue an Extended Use Lease with the Air Force for portions of its Middle Basin property.

After the STB has issued its final scope of study, determining which routes will move forward with an extensive environmental review, it then will prepare a draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS).

CPA will not make a final decision on whether to proceed with rail until the completion of the STB process.

 

 

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