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Construction continues on the west bank of the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway, where Pennsylvania building contractor Kinder Morgan Terminals is clearing earth and foliage during the early stages of erecting a new barge unloading facility to transport scrap from the river to the SeverCorr steel plant.“Everything is on schedule," said Lowndes County Port Authority Director John Hardy at his board's monthly meeting Wednesday.Kinder Morgan began initial site work in July, after negotiations with SeverCorr had been finalized for scrap unloading fees. The land for the project is the property of the Port Authority.Now excavation work is under way, with excess dirt, brush and trees still being cleared and pushed to the north end of the property. Crews are currently preparing a site that will be used for a facility office building.Hardy said he believes, barring any unforseen obstacles, the facility should be operational by the first of next year.
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