Northport commissioned a study way back in 2009/10 which showed that it could accommodate the projected increase of bulk cargo and containers instead of POA - as long as the government funded the upgrade of rail through to Northport.
Projected cost at that time for the upgrade to a dedicated freight rail line was $250m.
The study was presented to the government at that time which decided it was not worth its political capital to push for such a proposal.
The rest, as they say, is history.
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