Buttigieg hand-delivers nearly $13 million to Tampa port officials

The U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary announces grant money for an expansion at Port Tampa Bay.

  • By Louis Llovio
  • | 5:04 p.m. August 23, 2022
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U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg visits Tampa to announce grant money for an expansion at Port Tampa Bay. (Photo by Louis Llovio)
U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg visits Tampa to announce grant money for an expansion at Port Tampa Bay. (Photo by Louis Llovio)
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U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg appeared in Tampa on Aug. 23 to announce a $12.6 million grant for the Port Tampa Bay.

The money, which comes from a RAISE Grant funded by money included in infrastructure legislation passed by Congress, will go toward the building of a new berth at Port Redwing.  

 

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