Rep. Peters Congratulates Port of San Diego on $10 million in Federal Grant Funding

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Today, U.S. Congressman Scott Peters (CA-52) released the following statement after the Department of Transportation announced that the Port of San Diego will receive $10 million from the TIGER Grant program for planned upgrades at the 10th Avenue Marine Terminal:

"These upgrades have been important to the Port since I was myself a Port Commissioner," said Rep. Peters. "The investment made possible in part by this grant funding will improve the efficiency of the Port's operations and help increase work opportunities in both the short and long-term, benefiting our region's economy. Funding for necessary infrastructure upgrades is scarce and the Port Commission and its dedicated staff deserve an immense amount of credit for their hard work throughout this competitive bidding process. I look forward to seeing first-hand the construction and completion of this needed project at 10th Avenue."

Congressman Peters served on the San Diego Unified Port Commission from 2009 until 2012, including as Chairman in 2011.

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