Georgia opens $134M inland port in Gainesville
The port takes containers by rail from Savannah. Georgia Ports expects 26,000 containers to move off the highways in year one.
Key facts
On Oct. 29, the Georgia Ports Authority opened the Gainesville Inland Port: $134 million, with capacity for 200,000 containers a year.
The terminal in Hall County, northeast Georgia, connects to the Port of Savannah by Norfolk Southern rail. Trucks reach it from I-85 and I-985.
Gate hours are 7 a.m. to 8 p.m., Monday through Friday.
The port expects 26,000 containers to ride rail instead of trucks in the first year, easing traffic around Atlanta and across the state.
For brokers: some long Savannah-to-north-Georgia drayage may shift to rail, and local drayage from the terminal becomes a short leg. Check gate hours when planning pickups.
Source: CDLLife, Georgia Ports Authority