# America's Central Port and St. Louis Working Together: $20.86 Million Awarded for Port Improvements

> America's Central Port, the City of St. Louis Port Authority and the Southwest Regional Port District received a U.S. Department of Transportation BUILD grant of about $20.84 million for improvements at three river port facilities. The $26.05 million total project is supplemented by a 20% match from SCF Lewis and Clark Terminals. Upgrades include new rail track, barge loading systems and transfer equipment at Granite City and St. Louis.

- Date: 2020-09-16 · published 2020-09-16T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/51303-america-s-central-port-and-st-louis-working-together-20-86-million-awarded-for
- Commodities: [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md)

## Why it matters

Modernized barge-to-rail transfer capacity at St. Louis-area ports could ease grain handling bottlenecks over time, supporting Midwest grain basis and export logistics. The effect on futures prices is marginal and long-term.

## Read by commodity

- BARGE: bullish ▲

## Sources

- americascentralport.com: https://www.americascentralport.com/post/america-s-central-port-and-st-louis-working-together-20-86-million-awarded-for-port-improvements

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