This project will fund the development of a multimodal mobility plan that will address transportation challenges in the port corridor through multimodal accessibility and mobility improvements

The Department of Transportation Maritime Administration awarded $510,000 to the Board of Trustees of the Galveston Wharves (Port of Galveston) on April 27, 2026, under the National Infrastructure Investments program (CFDA 20.933) to develop a multimodal mobility plan addressing transportation challenges in the port corridor.

The project will conduct data collection and analysis, evaluate geotechnical, civil, and environmental requirements, and develop planning documents including feasibility studies and environmental and economic analysis. Deliverables include intersection improvements, traffic calming features, wayfinding, bike lanes, sidewalks, and a prioritized list of projects designed to reconnect the community and port through multimodal approaches. The plan will address measures to separate cargo from the traveling public while enhancing ongoing port operations.

Performance period runs through January 31, 2029, with work performed in Galveston, Texas. No sub-recipients are involved. As a planning grant, the award carries no performance measures.

The plan will address measures to separate cargo from the traveling public while enhancing ongoing port operations. Features to be planned include intersection improvements traffic calming features wayfinding bike lanes and sidewalks. Activities to be performed the project will be completed in one component with the following elements data collection and analysis. Evaluation of geotechnical civil and environmental requirements. Development of planning documents such as feasibility studies environmental and economic analysis. Features include intersection improvements traffic calming features wayfinding bike lanes and sidewalks. The project will identify evaluate and create a list of prioritized projects that aim to reconnect the community and the port through innovative and multimodal approaches. Deliverables expected outcomes as a planning grant there are no performance measures. Intended beneficiary board of trustees of the galveston wharves. Subrecipient activities none.