BGAD is a 14,596-acre facility operated by the United States Army and is located in Madison County, Kentucky. The depot was established in
April 1942 during World War II by the War Department as an ordnance supply depot. The facility address is 431 Battlefield Memorial Highway,
Richmond, Kentucky.
A worldwide shortage of shipping containers due to aging inventory presents an opportunity for BGAD to expand its capabilities and produce metal
shipping containers for Department of War (DoW) use, which would reduce the risk posed by the current near-total reliance on Asian suppliers.
BGAD is proposing to construct a Military Container Production Facility with two (2) production lines with two (2) shift operations. The facility
will include a 610,000 sq ft production building, a 40,000 sq ft container maintenance shop, and a 310,000 sq ft outdoor storage area for finished
goods over a 50-acre footprint. This facility has the potential to create additional new jobs at the depot.
In order to meet the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act (Title 42 United States Code (USC) § 4321 et seq.) (NEPA);
and DoW NEPA Implementing Procedures issued 30 April 2026, the U.S. Army conducted an Environmental Assessment (EA) to evaluate the
potential environmental impacts of the proposed action. The areas of environmental analysis examined in the EA included land use, air
quality, water resources, human health and safety, cultural resources, and threatened/endangered species. The EA final report dated May
2026 concluded that the proposed action would have no reasonably foreseeable significant effects on the quality of the human environment.
In keeping with the NEPA process, a draft “Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI)” was made available for a 15-day public comment period in June
2026. The stakeholder and public comments were reviewed, addressed, and the proposed action will be implemented with no significant impact on the
environment. The FONSI was finalized on June 25, 2026.