Terminal #3 Galveston

[ssb]

According to Houston Business Journal

 

A design contract has been let for third terminal at Port of Galveston.

 

And a contract for

soil stabilization has been let for shoring up docks has been let at terminal # 2,

neccessary for additional completion of terminal improvements at terminal #2 .

Improvements at terminal are to be mostly completed by arrival of Liberty of Seas in November 2015.

[spookwife]

here's hoping. we sail her in December and back when we sailed NAV ilast spring it was a madhouse to get into the building and there not enough room to hold all the people who were waiting to board.

 

is the 3rd terminal for the return of Disney perchance?

[MoCowBell]

I think the third terminal is just to keep pace with demand. I don't know that they have any firm commitment from a particular cruise line.

 

I hope they address the serious ingress/egress problems they currently have. One lane of traffic to get in and one lane to get out is an untenable situation. Adding a third terminal without a better traffic plan would be madness.

[ssb]

Considering Port is limited by present debt structure in inability to finance future expansion, the odds of not having a prospective cruise line in the fold would be nill. Also therefore spending 100,000 on design would not happen without knowing where the third terminal would be. It will most likely not be located where the two terminals are now.

 

And yes ingress/egress at two present terminals can be difficult with two ships in on same day. Hope there is improvement!

Edited June 1, 2015 by ssb