The governing board of the Intermodal Container Transfer
Facility (ICTF) Joint Powers Authority (JPA) will conduct a public meeting at 6
p.m., Wed., Oct. 23 to discuss, among other things, the status of the
preparation and future release of an Environmental Impact Report for the ICTF
Modernization and Expansion Project.
The project, which is operated by Union Pacific under a
sublease from the JPA, seeks to enhance the flow of truck and rail cargo
through the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach.
The 148-acre facility is located about five miles north of
POLA and POLB, at the northern terminus of State Highway 103. The $300 million
project would be paid for by the two ports, which will recoup the construction
costs through the lease to Union Pacific.
If completed, the modernization could double the throughput
of the ICTF to more than 1.5 million TEUs per year by reconfiguring the yard,
adding additional tracks, constructing a new gate, and improving the existing
gate facility. The project would also shrink the footprint of the ICTF to 177
acres and substantially increase the buffer area between the facility and the
neighboring community.
The JPA and Union Pacific have pledged to reduce air
emissions and noise/light pollution through various proposals including the use
of low- and zero-emissions yard equipment within the facility.
The meeting is scheduled for Silverado Park Social Hall,
1545 W. 31st St., Long Beach. For more information about the project or
upcoming public meeting, visit the JPA’s website at www.ICTF-JPA.org.
