{"id":13813,"date":"2018-12-13T08:58:02","date_gmt":"2018-12-13T08:58:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dmampo.org\/?p=13813"},"modified":"2023-06-20T20:13:50","modified_gmt":"2023-06-20T20:13:50","slug":"13813-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dmampo.org\/13813-2\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Des Moines Transload Facility receives $11.2 million BUILD grant<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The U.S. Department of Transportation yesterday announced an\n$11.2 million BUILD Transportation Grant for the Des Moines Transload Facility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A transload facility serves to transfer raw goods from\ntrucks to trains, which can ship goods at a lower cost. The Des Moines\nTransload Facility is uniquely situated at a site in southeast Des Moines with\naccess to three Class 1 railroads that span the country, as well as the regional\nIowa Interstate Railroad. This location also allows for connections to the\nInterstate road system. The Des Moines Transload Facility is projected to lower\nshipping costs for businesses within a 150-mile radius of the capital city.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Greater Des Moines Partnership CEO Jay Byers said the Des\nMoines Transload Facility has long been a priority of The Partnership and the\nregional business community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

 \u201cThe Des\nMoines Transload Facility will increase our region’s global\ntrade connectivity by strengthening the connection between the regional\ntrucking network and the national rail freight network,\u201d Byers said. \u201cThe\nTransload Facility builds on the goals of our Global DSM: Trade and\nInvestment Strategy to help the region tap into the global marketplace.” <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Without the grant, the Des Moines Transload Facility likely\nwould have been built in phases over several years. Now, with funding for the\nentire $15.6 million project, the transload facility is anticipated to open and\nbe fully operational in 2019. The Des Moines Area MPO is in the process of\nselecting an operator; a recommendation is expected in January.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe grant is hugely significant,\u201d MPO Executive Director\nTodd Ashby said. \u201cThe funding will accelerate the timeline for building the\nfacility \u2013 bringing the full economic impact to the region much sooner.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

West Des Moines Mayor Steve Gaer, Chair of the MPO, said the\nMPO has been fostering this project for more than five years, and he credited a\nbroad coalition of partners for pushing the project into being.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe\u2019re very proud of the MPO staff for nurturing this\ngame-changing project for so long, as well as for all the champions of this vision,\u201d\nhe said. \u201cWe are incredibly grateful to our partners on the project, including\nthe City of Des Moines, the Greater Des Moines Partnership and the MPO Freight\nRoundtable. And I want to extend our deepest appreciation to our congressional\ndelegation and the U.S. Department of Transportation.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Des Moines City Council Ward 4 representative Joe Gatto,\nVice Chair of MPO, said the Des Moines Transload Facility is anticipated to be\nan economic development catalyst.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe expect this project to appeal to a wide range of\nbusinesses,\u201d Councilman Gatto said. \u201cIt\u2019s part of the city\u2019s larger vision to\nimprove the business climate in the southeast Agribusiness Park.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Des Moines\nArea Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO)<\/strong> acts as a regional forum to ensure\ncoordination between the public and local, state, and federal agencies in\nregard to planning issues and to prepare transportation plans and programs. The\nMPO develops both long- and short-range multimodal transportation plans,\nselects and approves projects for federal funding based upon regional priorities,\nand develops methods to reduce traffic congestion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The City of Des Moines <\/strong>isIowa\u2019s\ncapital city and local government servicing more than 215,000 residents, 51+\nneighborhoods, over 4000 acres of parkland and 81 miles of trails. The City of\nDes Moines stands to be a financially strong city with exceptional city\nservices, fostering an involved community in a customer friendly atmosphere.\nVisit http:\/\/www.dmgov.org\/<\/a>,\nFacebook http:\/\/facebook.com\/DesMoinesGov<\/a>\nand Twitter @DesMoinesGov for more information. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Greater\nDes Moines Partnership<\/strong> is the economic and community development\norganization that serves Greater Des Moines (DSM), Iowa. Together with 24\nAffiliate Chambers of Commerce, more than 6,400 Regional Business Members and\nmore than 340 Investors, The Partnership drives economic growth with one voice,\none mission and as one region. Through innovation, strategic planning and\nglobal collaboration, The Partnership grows opportunity, helps create\njobs and promotes DSM as the best place to build a business, a\ncareer and a future. Learn more at DSMpartnership.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Des Moines Transload Facility receives $11.2 million BUILD grant The U.S. Department of Transportation yesterday announced an $11.2 million BUILD Transportation Grant for the Des Moines Transload Facility. A transload facility serves to transfer raw goods from trucks to trains,… <\/p>\n

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