The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach will receive more than $112 million combined through the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Work Plan for construction upgrades, operations and maintenance.
The funding, which U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, announced on Monday, May 13, will go toward wharf and pier construction and repairs.
“San Pedro Bay ports move 40% of the nation’s container imports,” Padilla said in a news release, “transporting goods that power our economy.”
The funds...