CSX Plans Major Shipping Hub, The Carolina Connector, In Johnston County, North Carolina
01/14/2016
The project, called the Carolina Connector, or CCX, was submitted for funding through the state’s Strategic Transportation Investments law, which helps fund new infrastructure. It will create a transfer hub and shipping facility that would offer a number of transportation and economic benefits to the region.
When built, the CCX will serve Eastern and Central North Carolina, connecting the regions to markets across the country. The facility will incorporate trucking, rail and shipping industries to help move goods more efficiently.
According to state officials, CSX is committed to investing $150 million – the majority of funds needed to complete the project. CSX and the Upper Coastal Plain Regional Planning Organization submitted the project for $100 million in STI funding from NCDOT. STI uses the Strategic Mobility Formula, a data-driven system for allocating available revenues that allows NCDOT to more efficiently invest its transportation dollars.
"Enhancing freight movement through eastern North Carolina and the State Ports is a key part of my 25 Year Transportation Vision,” said Governor Pat McCrory. “I am enthusiastic that CSX, with support from local governments and planning organizations, has proposed this project for North Carolina.”
“The CCX will maximize both public and private investments for economic development and job creation, precisely what was envisioned when I worked with the General Assembly to develop the STI law and scoring process,” Governor McCrory added.
N.C. Transportation Secretary Nick Tennyson said the project will have a major impact on the state’s ports and rail systems. CCX will link the North Carolina State Port at Wilmington with businesses from the Piedmont to the coast, transporting shipping containers over the nationwide rail network.
“The CCX project will provide vibrant economic benefits to North Carolina, as well as directly support our state’s transportation network,” said Secretary Tennyson. “The project will strongly compete in the STI.”
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