A $10-million investment will help to improve congestion at the Port of Windsor.
Minister of Transport Omar Alghabra announced $5-million of funding from the National Trade Corridors Fund to help Essex Terminal Railway Company replace aging infrastructure.
The Essex Terminal Railway Company is investing another $5.2 million to build a new 50,000 square feet warehouse facility. The facility will increase capacity and improve the efficiency of Morterm Limited's transload activities.
"The need for additional infrastructure to store goods at the Port of Windsor is critical to maintaining a competitive, resilient, and fluid supply chain. The contribution I am announcing today will solve capacity issues, create good jobs, and grow the Windsor regional economy," said Minister of Transport Omar Alghabra.
Planning for the project is already underway. It's expected to be completed by the first quarter of 2023.
"It will provide our customers additional capacity in the warehouse to store materials for subsequent loading onto railcar or truck. It also assists customers with supply chain disruptions," said Tony De Thomasis, President and CEO of Essex Terminal Railway Company.
De Thomasis expects the company will be able to hire an additional 15-20 people after the expansion.
