Augusta Eyed as Crossroads for Next Inland Port
Monday, August 10th, 2015
Last week, Georgia officials started work on a rail-truck terminal in the northern section of the state, which will become the second inland port shipping goods to the Port of Savannah, Ga., through rail.
Augusta should be in line to get one too, as the Georgia Ports Authority wants four more intermodal transfer points to make it easier for commerce to use the port as well as reduce truck congestion on highways. The trouble Augusta faces is that an ideal location, where CSX and Norfolk Southern rail intersect, is wetlands or the swamp.
