Gov. Evers, WisDOT Approve Over $10 Million in Grants to Strengthen Wisconsin’s Ports, Bolster State’s Waterborne Commerce

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers, together with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT), today announced Harbor Assistance Program grants totaling more than $10 million for five harbor maintenance and construction projects in La Crosse, La Pointe, Marinette, Green Bay, and Manitowoc. Improvements will help strengthen supply chain reliability, support waterborne freight, and assist with economic development in Wisconsin’s coastal communities.

“As billions of dollars of cargo move through our ports each year, maintaining and improving these critical parts of our state’s infrastructure is exceedingly important to ensuring Wisconsin’s businesses and producers can get products to market and we can keep building the 21st-century infrastructure we need to compete in a global economy,” said Gov. Evers...

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