March 25, 2022 — Two entities in the Port of New Bedford this week announced they will soon start on major infrastructure projects.
The New Bedford Port Authority announced Tuesday the awarding of a $27,943,800 contract to expand the port’s North Terminal to Acushnet-based D.W. White Construction.
“This project represents a major step in our effort to modernize the Port of New Bedford,” Mayor Jon Mitchell said in a press release. “It will enhance the long-term competitiveness of our maritime industries and help create quality jobs for our residents.”
The new bulkhead will be built near the Environmental Protection Agency’s Deepwatering Facility and create approximately 150,000 square feet of terminal space in the upper harbor.
The project will also build a fourth Contaminated Aquatic Disposal cell in the harbor with a 480,000 cubic yard capacity for dredged contaminated material.
The project is also expected to create more berthing space for vessels, increasing the number of permitted slots now counted at the port as somewhere around 400.
Authorities said that the project is expected to create almost 900 new jobs, approximately $65 million in new wages and consumption, and $11.5 million in state and local tax revenues.