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Project Description: |
The overall scope of the project is to develop a multimodal freight center that will expand the regions capacity for efficient management of intermodal containers into and out of the local area and regional freight market. The terminal will also increase the efficiency of moving freight through Kansas City to and from West, Gulf and East coast ports. The terminal will also offer trans loading of grains and oil seeds to the regional market, as well as spurring development along the Blue River Corridor, an industrial area within Kansas City, Missouri, which has been identified as an area needing re-investment and re-vitalization as a former industrial core with significant labor, access and infrastructure advantages. Port KC’s plan is to develop the MRT as a multifaceted facility facilitating the expected growth in Kansas City’s international and domestic trades in containerized goods. The blueprint for an intermodal rail terminal accessible by multiple Class I railroads with a contiguous logistics park presents considerable new commercial benefits and will have a positive regional economic impact on jobs and business investment.
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Scope: |
Development of a large-scale intermodal facility along the Missouri River in Kansas City, Missouri. The Missouri River Terminal (“MRT”) project will provide critical regional access to the marine river network, rail, and highway transportation network. The MRT will offer new access points and greater market reach which will expand the greater Kansas City region’s capacity for efficient management of intermodal containers into and out of the local and regional freight markets in Missouri, Kansas, and beyond in adjacent markets. The MRT project is located on the site of a former AK Steel mill along Kansas City’s Blue River Valley Industrial Corridor, and is a Qualified Opportunity Zone (QOZ).
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