Ports Authority Budget Includes $29M for Greer Facility

The board of the South Carolina State Ports Authority on Tuesday approved an aggressive budget for next fiscal year that includes about $29 million for construction of the agency's new inland port, according to the Associated Press.

The inland port will allow shipping containers to be taken by train between Charleston and Greer.

The story said the Greer port could eliminate up to 50,000 truck trips a year on I-26. 

The inland port is expected to be completed by Sept. 1.

Also listed in the budget is the purchase of two large cranes to service larger ships once the port deepening is completed in Charleston.