Tower Group wins construction deal for Jacksonville box terminal

Tower Group wins construction deal for Jacksonville box terminal The Jacksonville Port Authority has signed an agreement with The Tower Group Inc. to begin work on the second phase of development of the new TraPac Container Terminal at Dames Point.
   The Tower Group will construct 11 buildings at the new terminal, including an administration building, maintenance and repair facilities, a U.S. Customs examination station, entrance and exit structures and labor facilities. The firm will also pave the adjacent 17 acres around the buildings and construct TraPac Way, the facility's entrance from New Berlin Road. Construction on this second phase of the project is expected to begin in October 2007.
   Earlier this year, W.G. Yates & Sons Construction Co. began work on phase one of the 130-acre facility, which is scheduled to start operations in late 2008 when Japanese shipping line MOL will use the Florida terminal to move goods to and from Asia.