Submitted by Guest2010 (not verified) on Thu, 07/22/2010 - 8:32am.
This is the perfect time to start building the port.People are out of work due to a slow economy and need jobs.No new roads would have to be built if the containers were shipped by railroad only,Thus cutting the cost to build.Most of the rail infrastructure is already in place.Build a depot near Lumberton close to interstate 95 to off load the containers that are be shipped by truck.This would cut fuel costs and our existing roads would not be impacted as badly.Possibly in the future this rail could also be used for passenger trains to Wilmington.The port in Wilmington could be used for a year round cruse ship port.This would open up even more job opportunities associated to cruse lines.This tri county area is a wonderful tourist destination.The economic impact from the tourism dollars would be considerable.This would only strengthen the economy in this area.
Support the port
This is the perfect time to start building the port.People are out of work due to a slow economy and need jobs.No new roads would have to be built if the containers were shipped by railroad only,Thus cutting the cost to build.Most of the rail infrastructure is already in place.Build a depot near Lumberton close to interstate 95 to off load the containers that are be shipped by truck.This would cut fuel costs and our existing roads would not be impacted as badly.Possibly in the future this rail could also be used for passenger trains to Wilmington.The port in Wilmington could be used for a year round cruse ship port.This would open up even more job opportunities associated to cruse lines.This tri county area is a wonderful tourist destination.The economic impact from the tourism dollars would be considerable.This would only strengthen the economy in this area.