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Port of Juneau Cruise Ship Berths

Juneau, AK

PROJECT FEATURES

    • Two pile-supported approach docks
    • Pile driving steel pipe piles up to 48 in. diameter and up to 240 ft. long
    • Two concrete pontoons measuring 50 ft. by 300 ft. and 503 ft. by 400 ft.
    • Breasting and mooring dolphin installation
    • Gangways and catwalk installation

AWARDS

    2017 | Pile Driving Contractors Association (PDCA) | PDCA Project of the Year Award
    2017 | Engineering News Record | Best Specialty Construction
    2017 | Engineering News Record | Best Airport/Transit Project
    2017 | Engineering News Record | Best Project: Excellence in Safety
    2018 | Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute | Design Award
    2018 | American Society of Civil Engineer (ASCE) | ASCE Juneau Branch – Engineering Excellence Project of the year

PROJECT PURPOSE

To better accommodate the larger vessels that are being used in the modern cruise ship industry, the City and Borough of Juneau replaced the north and south cruise ship terminal berths with two large floating concrete pontoons.  Both berths are capable of handling one Panamax ship up to 1,000 ft. in length and one post-Panamax ship up to 1,100 ft. in length.

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