At the end of June, lawmakers in Oregon announced their approval for $100 million towards a new container terminal at Port of Coos Bay. The money from the state goes along with the $58 million federal grants allocated to the project, the Port said in a press release.

The terminal is built as a ship-to-rail hub, transferring containers directly from oceangoing vessels to the Coos Bay Rail Line for a 134-mile-journey to Union Pacific tracks in Eugene, per Transport Topics. From there, cargo can move efficiently to Midwestern markets – bypassing congested highways and overburdened coastal ports.