The waterside construction at Port Canaveral’s new Cruise Terminal 3 has started and a new 1,309-foot-long berth will soon take shape with the arrival of the first steel for the bulkhead wall.
Ocean Globe, a 545-foot multi-purpose US flagged vessel, arrived at the Port to discharge 261 steel pipes. The 36-inch diameter pipe piles will be part of a structure under construction at the berth that will anchor to the waterfront bulkhead wall.
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The waterside construction of the new berth began in September, with the demolition of existing pier structures and installation of protective barriers to avoid erosion from wake and wave action.
A lightweight aggregate will be used as backfill to cut long-term settlement of the berth. This aims to reduce load on the bulkhead wall, enabling a reduction in the size of the steel and substantially decreasing construction costs.
The completed CT-3 terminal will be the Port’s largest single capital project in its history. The project will cost $150 millions, while the marine works will be completed by end of November 2019. Terminal and parking garage construction is expected to start in January 2019 and be completed in April 2020.
The new terminal will be located on the site of the old Cruise Terminal 3.