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The Port is one of our biggest assets as a community. The 4,000-acre Port of Caddo-Bossier is located at the head of navigation on the Red River Waterway in Northwest Louisiana. An inland multi-modal transportation and distribution center, The Port works hand in hand with the port system of Louisiana to successfully link customers throughout the Ark-La-Tex region to domestic and international markets via the Mississippi River, the nation’s largest river system, and the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway. Three major projects are currently underway that will benefit The Port’s current and future tenants.
Bossier City Waterline – Crews are currently laying pipe on The Port complex for the new waterline that will run from Bossier City to the undeveloped west side of The Port campus. The pipe currently stops at the Red River, where crews will bore two lines, 100 feet below the riverbed for a water line and a sewer line. The sewer line will remain capped until needed. Crews will also bore underneath Highway 1 and the adjacent rail line to extend the pipeline to plots on the west side of the campus to serve future tenants.
I-69 Service Road – Design work continues on the I-69 service road that will connect I-49 in DeSoto Parish to The Port. Once complete, the service road will provide a direct route to The Port for commercial traffic heading north on I-49. It could take about a year to complete the design phase and another five years to finish the road. Port officials will have a better cost estimate once the design process is completed.
Heavy-load Warehouse – Construction is continuing on The Port’s new 40,000-square-foot heavy-load warehouse. The Port, Red River Waterway Commission, and the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development are funding the project. A groundbreaking ceremony was held in September, and we expect the construction project to be wrapped up by the end of this year.
Job Announcements
North Louisiana Economic Partnership Says More Jobs Being Added
Green Project Moves Forward Bringing Jobs and Boost to Economy
National Beverage Manufacturer Announces New Production Facility in Shreveport
Expansions
New Restaurants and Retailers
