联邦拨款 2.49 亿美元完成 Port MacKenzie 铁路延长线：32 英里新线连通深水港与铁路干线
阿拉斯加州国会代表团10月19日宣布，阿拉斯加铁路公司（ARRC）已获联邦铁路管理局（FRA）「铁路基建与安全综合改善」（CRISI）计划拨款2.49亿美元，用于完成拖延多年的 Port MacKenzie 铁路延长线。联邦参议员 Dan Sullivan、Lisa Murkowski、众议员 Nick Begich 与联邦交通部长 Sean Duffy 当天共同在 Port MacKenzie 宣布了这一消息。
该项目将新建32英里铁路，把位于 Matanuska-Susitna Borough 的 Port MacKenzie 深水港设施与阿拉斯加铁路干线连接起来。项目总投资约3.11亿美元，联邦拨款约占八成，其余约6200万美元由州与地方配套，包括 Matanuska-Susitna Borough 的实物出资，以及阿拉斯加工业开发与出口局、阿拉斯加铁路公司的现金出资。Sullivan 表示，铁路通车将支撑锑等关键矿产开发、阿拉斯加液化天然气（LNG）等重大能源项目，并改善货运与供应链。州长 Mike Dunleavy 称，这是阿拉斯加一项「超过3亿美元级别」的基建工程。
交通部长 Sean Duffy 与阿拉斯加州联邦参议员 Dan Sullivan、Lisa Murkowski 及联邦众议员 Nick Begich 在 Port MacKenzie 共同宣布了这笔拨款。延伸线长32英里，将 Port MacKenzie 的深水港设施与 Houston 附近的阿拉斯加铁路干线连接起来，覆盖项目开发、最终设计、征地与施工。港口区规划有锑等关键矿产的加工设施，铁路支线将把内陆地区的矿石与精矿直接运至港口。
$249 Million Federal Grant to Complete Port MacKenzie Rail Extension: 32-Mile Link Between Deepwater Port and Rail Main Line
Alaska's congressional delegation announced on Oct. 19 that the Alaska Railroad Corporation (ARRC) has been awarded $249 million from the Federal Railroad Administration's Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) program to complete the long-delayed Port MacKenzie Rail Extension. Sens. Dan Sullivan and Lisa Murkowski and Rep. Nick Begich announced the award with U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy at Port MacKenzie.
The project will build a 32-mile rail line connecting the deepwater port facilities at Port MacKenzie, in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough, to the Alaska Railroad's main line. The total project cost is about $311 million, with the federal grant covering roughly 80 percent and the remaining $62 million coming from non-federal partners, including in-kind contributions from the Matanuska-Susitna Borough and cash from the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority and the Alaska Railroad. Sullivan said the link will support critical-minerals development such as antimony, major energy projects including Alaska LNG, and freight supply chains. Gov. Mike Dunleavy called it a more-than-$300-million infrastructure project for Alaska.
Secretary Sean Duffy announced the award at Port MacKenzie with Alaska Senators Dan Sullivan and Lisa Murkowski and Representative Nick Begich. The 32-mile extension will connect Port MacKenzie's deepwater facilities to the Alaska Railroad main line near Houston, Alaska, and covers project development, final design, right-of-way acquisition, and construction. A planned antimony and critical-minerals processing hub at the port would ship ore and concentrate from Alaska's interior over the new link.
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