Spring Street Landing Bulkhead Ready in Time for Summer

Port Commissioner Greg Hertel cuts the ribbon with the help of Port Director Marilyn O’Conner – Aaron Shepard photo

On Friday May 3, Friday Harbor Port Commissioner Greg Hertel did the official honors by cutting the ribbon at the newly constructed Spring Street Landing Bulkhead. The waterfront project has been on the “must do” list for many years, and reconstruction of the Spring Street Landing Building provided the perfect opportunity.

PND Engineers designed the bulkhead, built of stabilized earth with a rock facing to the north of the pier, and of formed concrete to the south of the pier. Mike Carlson Enterprises was the contractor on the project, which had a cost of $1.4 million.

Permits issued by the Corps of Engineers required all “in-water” work to be completed by the middle of February (the “fish window”), so the contractor worked into the midnight hours for much of the project. The Port took the opportunity to remove and dispose of contaminated soils in the area during the excavation.

A new restaurant/ office building has been designed for the site and construction is expected to begin in July. The next phase will include creation of a waterfront walkway with seating, lights and planted areas along the edge of the new bulkhead. A new feature of the waterfront will be a stairway leading down to a small beach near the fuel pier, which will be open to the public once the building and walkway projects are completed.

Click here for a slide show of images by Aaron Shepard showing the construction progress over the last couple of months.

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