Port of Hueneme ready for its deepening project

Kristin Decas, CEO & Port Director, Port of Hueneme; Port Hueneme Mayor Pro Tem Laura D. Hernandez; Port Hueneme Mayor Will Berg; Port Hueneme Council Member Steven Gama; Eric Shen, Mid-Pacific Director for MARAD, U.S. Department of Transportation; Oxnard Harbor District President Jess Herrera; Congresswoman Julia Brownley; Oxnard Harbor District Commissioner Mary Anne Rooney; Ventura County Supervisor John C. Zaragoza; Matt Guthrie, Field Representative for Supervisor Kelly Long; Jonathan Elías Alvarez-Alzua, Deputy Consul, Consulado de México en Oxnard; Captain Jeff Chism, Commanding Officer, Naval Base Ventura County

The Port of Hueneme capped off a week of focus on California’s ports in February 2019 with a groundbreaking for their newest project, deepening the harbor an additional five feet. The project is largely funded by a $12.3 million TIGER Grant (Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery) from the U.S. Department of Transportation. Deepening the harbor will create over 563 new jobs, $28 million in business revenue, $5.8 million in local purchases, and $4.6 million in state and local...

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