Steamship Authority Starts Next Phase Of Woods Hole Project

FALMOUTH, MA – The Steamship Authority began the next phase of its Woods Hole ferry terminal reconstruction Monday. The project involves demolishing all existing waterfront buildings – three ferry slips and supporting utilities – and replacing it with three new ferry slips, two passenger loading piers and utility stormwater management improvements, the service said in a statement last week.

Phases 2-4 of the project, which will be confined to the waterfront, will be completed by Quincy-based contractor Jay Cashman, Inc. for over $43 million. The total cost of the project, which includes a new ferry terminal building, equipment storage building, bus berths and new utilities and vehicle accommodations, is estimated at $60 million.

Much of the on-site work is taking place from September through mid-May to mitigate the project's impact on seasonal operations, according to the Steamship Authority. One slip at a time will be rebuilt to ensure there will always be two slips available, and all three will be operational during the summer months.

The slip next to the Naushon Trust dock, Slip 3, will be the first one rebuilt during this phase, followed by Slip 2 and Slip 1.

On Monday, two barges arrived on-site and Jay Cashman, Inc. began removing the old sheet pile bulkhead for the wharf, the service said in a statement. Another contractor, Lawrence Lynch Corp., will start removing the stockpiled preload material on Tuesday.

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Photo: The Steamship Authority ferry "Nantucket." (Credit: Steamship Authority)