The long awaited Port of Wilmington expansion faces a new legal challenge after receiving $110 million in funding approved through the FY 2027 Bond Bill to help get the project started.
At recent meetings, according to officials in charge of the $670 million expansion to the port, construction for the project is imminent. Leading legislators are pushing for a groundbreaking and “minor” activity is already underway.
New complaint filed this month
But echoes of past legal troubles resurfaced this month as a large Philadelphia port terminal operator filed a new complaint, contesting permits the project needs to continue.
It said that said the United States Army Corps of Engineers should not have reissued permits that allowed for the Port of Wilmington expansion’s development to restart earlier this year. The permits were initially issued in 2022, but got revoked in 2024 based on similar complaints to the July filing…