b'MEMBER NEWSBEFORE AFTERMEMBER NEWSSeattle Waterfront WelcomesOpening of New Ferry Terminal Building W ashingtonStateFerries(WSF) Elevator access is near the passenger only Seamless access to the ferry terminal abovestarted welcoming Bremerton andferry terminal, as it currently is.ground. Passengers will be able to reach Bainbridge Island route passengersferrieswithoutstairsorelevatorsfrom to the newly completed terminal building atWearethrilledtowelcomepassengersondowntown Seattle by taking the elevated Colman Dock on Nov. 18. WSF maintainedtwo of our busiest ferry routes into the com- walkway above Marion Street. ferry service throughout construction duringpleted Colman Dock terminal building and the five-year, $467 million Seattle Multimodalreach yet another milestone for the ColmanThere will be a total of 10 food and retail ven-Terminal at Colman Dock Project. Dock project, said David Sowers, director ofdor locations in the terminal building and in PHOTOS COURTESY OF WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONterminal engineering.the rest of the project once completed. Crews The new building improves safety by meetingbegan construction work in 2017 to replace current seismic standards and improves passen- TheColmanDockmultimodalprojectin- the seismically vulnerable terminal at Colman ger circulation and queuing. The completedcludes numerous transportation connectionsDock. Since that time, the project has: terminal building will offer:nearby, including an elevated pedestrian con-nection, regional bicycle path, King County Built a new passenger-only ferry terminal Over 20,000 square feet of passenger space,Metro buses, fast ferries for King County andon the south side of Colman Dock for theproviding room for 1,900 ferry riders.Kitsap Transit, and Sound Transits light rail.King County Water Taxi and Kitsap Tran-Scheduled for completion in spring 2023, thesit Passenger Only Ferry boats. Twelve turnstiles for each route includingproject will be able to accommodate 10 million six that are ADA-accessible.passengers annually and will provide the fol-Builtanelevatedwalkwaybetweenthelowing improvements:terminal building and the passenger-onlySeating capacity of 362 seatstriple theferry facility.amount of the old terminal building. A new entry building along Alaskan Way and the elevated pedestrian connector into Completed a new overhead loading passen- Restroom capacity will double from thethe terminal building. ger structure for slip 3 on the north end ofexisting one-third of the building. the terminal. Additional elevator access from AlaskanTicket purchasing is available online, at theWay, with additional passenger drop-off Replaced the timber trestle portion of theticket booth on the temporary walkway,and pick-up in front of the new termi- dock with a new concrete and steel trestle and at kiosks inside the terminal building.nal building.for vehicle staging and loading/unloading. FOGHORN 34'