Navy Base Intermodal Facility

FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT FOR THE PROPOSED NAVY BASE INTERMODAL CONTAINER TRANSFER FACILITY

Palmetto Railways has reached a monumental milestone in the development of the Navy Base Intermodal Facility project as the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has released the Record of Decision (ROD). The ROD details the USACE's decision to issue a Section 404 Permit of the Clean Water Act to construct and operate the Navy Base Intermodal Facility on a 118-acre site on the former Charleston Naval Complex.

The USACE, Charleston District has prepared an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the potential impacts associated with the proposed construction and operation of the Navy Base Intermodal Facility. Under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), the USACE is required to identify and analyze the potential environmental impacts of this project, and to make sure this information is made available to public officials and citizens before decisions are made and before actions are taken.

The USACE's announcement of the ROD is another step forward in the advancement of economic development locally and throughout the Southeast, providing key freight connections to regional infrastructure, including major roadways and the South Carolina Ports Authority. The Navy Base Intermodal Facility will allow the Charleston region to facilitate the movement of goods and commerce, keeping pace with import and export demands, and will provide equal connectivity for the state's Class I rail carriers.