Conneaut has received a $19.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation, for work on the city’s port.

The grant will be used for critical infrastructure, and has been in the works for several years, according to a statement from the city of Conneaut. 

“This grant will serve as the catalyst for decades of growth in our city, not to mention new job opportunities and resources for the community at large,” said City Manager Jim Hockaday in the statement. “This grant award will bring new rail service, create new streets and support large industrial manufacturing companies with cutting edge, green technology.”

The grant will help pay for a road to access the east side of Conneaut’s port and rail spurs to connect the city’s East Side Industrial Park to the Bessemer and Lake Erie railway, Hockaday said.

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