Renovations on the Port of Harlingen docks one and two began last week kicking off a $3.9 million U.S. Department of Transportation Maritime Division Port Infrastructure Development (PIDP) Grant Project awarded in 2022. McCarthey Building Companies, Inc., began removing the fender system this week as the first step in the renovation process. Dock infrastructure upgrades were identified as a primary planning project when the port’s Master Plan was developed in 2019. “Our business has expanded exponentially of the last five years and the upgrades need to be addressed sooner than late,” said Port of Harlingen Commission Chairman Alan Johnson.
