The Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) will open a new inland port in Gainesville next month in a move that is expected to “reduce trucks on Georgia’s highways and in the Atlanta region.”
GPA will open a new $134 million inland port with a 104-acre terminal in Gainesville, Georgia, on May 4, 2026.
Port officials say that the Gainesville facility, serviced by Norfolk Southern, will provide direct access to Savannah’s global ocean carrier network to give local manufacturers a cost-effective option to reach global markets.
“Direct rail with five day a week service between Northeast Georgia and Savannah gives shippers an alternative to a 600-mile roundtrip truck route that will reduce trucks on Georgia’s highways and in the Atlanta region,” GPA said in a news release…