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Award Purpose: The project will fund repairs to an unutilized facility in the Port of Superior. The project will fund construction of a new sheet pile retaining wall, placement of tremie concrete behind the new wall to create a load-bearing surface, and installation of a concrete cap atop the new wall. Improvements also include rail and road work, a stormwater management system, utilities, a shop and office building, and dredging.

Activities to be performed:

Component 1: Environmental Dredging
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), using other federal funds from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and USACE, will dredge and dewater approximately 27,000 of the required 39,000 CY of material and then relocate it to an onsite berm. This dredging is for contaminated material. USACE will dredge the contaminated material in conjunction with the Greater Great Lakes Legacy Act program and specifically for the St. Louis River Area of Concern (AOC).

Component 2: Construction

Element 1: Site Work
- Install natural gas line
- Gravel side roads and a concrete road crossing
- Create/install two storm outfalls, a sewer collection tank, and a stormwater management pond for stormwater storage and sewer control
- Create parking areas
- Conduct public roadway repairs
- Install dry hydrant assemblies and associated piping
- Perform dust control and erosion control
- Install site fencing and asphalt salt pad
- Construct a 5,000 SF maintenance garage and a 1,000 SF office building

Element 2: Rail Track Work
- Repair and extension of track for a total of roughly 8,725 SF, including installation of seven rail switches, five crossings, and one rail scale

Element 3: Dock Wall Work/Navigational Dredging
- Dredge and dewater approximately 12,000 of the required 39,000 CY of material and then relocate it to an onsite berm. This work is to dredge the remaining non-contaminated material in the channel to reach the desired navigation depth to meet the project goals.
- Complete restoration and resurfacing of approximately 2,610 SF of dock wall
- Provide materials and installation of necessary subsurface pilings and tiebacks to support an engineered platform to construct above-grade infrastructure

Deliverables/Expected Outcomes:
- Freight movements (gross tons) and vessel calls within economic competitiveness

Intended Beneficiary:
The City of Superior

Subrecipient Activities:
C. Reiss Coal Company will work with the City of Superior to execute the terms of the grant agreement.

City Of Superior

20.823 - Port Infrastructure Development Program

Maritime Administration (MARAD) [DOT]

Superior, Wisconsin 54880-1773 United States

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