Westway starts work on second phase of port expansion

Two weeks after breaking ground on a $3.8 million expansion at the Port of Greater Baton Rouge, Westway Terminal has started the second phase of the project. The $2.2 million expansion will create 1.47 million gallons of liquid storage space at the port, along with additional docks and infrastructure to support the tanks. The work is expected to add about 10 to 15 construction jobs and should be completed by April, about the same time as the first phase. Once both projects are complete, Westway will have increased its storage capacity at the port by more than one-third, to 22.5 million gallons. Scott MacKenzie, president of New Orleans-based Westway, says the company is planning a third expansion at the port of Greater Baton Rouge. “Our Port Allen facility has ample room for additional growth in the near future,” he says.