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The Oregon International Port of Coos Bay and NorthPoint Development plan to pursue a major grant proposal to help fund the Pacific Coast Intermodal Port Project, the port announced Aug. 21. The State of Oregon has already committed $60 million toward the three-part project, which involves deepening and broadening the Coos Bay Federal Navigation Channel, upgrading the Coos Bay Rail Line system-wide and building a maritime terminal on port property the North Spit. The grant money, if secured, would go toward improvements to the rail line and the channel, while NorthPoint Development would pay for the construction of the terminal.…