Coast Guard Seattle plans $323 million in upgrades to prepare for future icebreakers

The U.S. Coast Guard plans to invest an additional $323 million in infrastructure upgrades at Coast Guard Base Seattle to support homeporting the service’s future heavy icebreakers, according to testimony before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. During the hearing, Commandant Adm. Kevin Lunday confirmed the funding while responding to questions from Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), the committee’s ranking member. “The critical part of the work there is to rebuild and…