Port Houston, in partnership with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, held an event Wednesday officially kicking off the $1 billion expansion of the Houston Ship Channel, according to the company's release.
Described as a “generation-defining project,” these improvements to the nation’s busiest waterway – more safely and efficiently welcoming import and export container ships and other vessels – will deliver jobs and growth to the Houston region, state, and nation.
Known locally as Project 11 because it is the eleventh major construction project of the waterway in its more than 100-year history, the project is on schedule for completion in 2025.
The Houston Ship Channel complex and its more than 200 public and private terminals, collectively known as the Port of Houston, is the US largest port for waterborne tonnage.