#SHEP, Savannah Harbor Expansion Project

I am still miffed about the Savannah Harbor Expansion Project not receiving necessary funding in the budget that was announced this past week.  Instead SHEP is designated to receive a paltry $1.52 million for
pre-construction and design.  

It may not seem as if it is a big deal but Savannah is the fourth largest port in the United States.  In world ports, Los Angeles, Long Beach, and the New York/New Jersey ports rank higher on the list at 16, 21, and 25 respectively.  Savannah ranks at #44 in the world ports and it is the second busiest port in the United States for containerized exports.  It's a big deal to the future of the United States.

Fortunately, Gov. Nathan Deal is prepared for the state to move forward even though the price just keeps increasing as time passes.

I started to look in to this more closely because I wondered how much had been spent on negotiation and research prior to the current administration denying the necessary funding to keep the Savannah port in the top fifty of the world. The United States only holds four of those positions and while other countries are preparing for the Panama Canal Expansion in 2016, Savannah and the United States has been left high and dry.

I never did come up with a cost but I can tell you the more I read, the more disturbing this is. Even if work begins this year the project will not be done until late 2017. This is not just about Savannah, it is about creating jobs and commerce throughout the southeast.

Fifteen years in the works and now it has come down to behavior that is comparable to a playground popularity contest.  I never did like Dodge Ball.

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