Port granted $1.6 million CERB loan

COLFAX — The Port of Whitman received a $1.6 million low-interest loan for its “Central Ferry Rail Spur and Water Extension Project from the Washington Community Economic Revitalization Board (CERB) through the Washington State Department of Commerce.

Port of Whitman Assistant Communications Director Patty Kietburtz said the project has yet to start. Still, the engineering company estimates the public infrastructure project at approximately $2 million, including engineering, fees, contingency and construction.

The project will construct a rail siding and waterline extension serving Lot I, appr...