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Port of Everett completes critical infrastructure upgrade with $6.75M marina bulkhead replacement O n Thursday, July 9, the Port of Everett and project partners celebrated the Port of Everett
Marina Bulkhead Replacement Project, a $6.75 million infrastructure upgrade that supports and stabilizes a key sec- tion of State Route 529/West Marine View Drive (WMVD), a critical com- muter, freight, and military corridor. Port staff, project partners, and community members gathered before Everett Music Initiative’s popular Music at the Marina concert series — hosted on Thursday nights right next to the new wharf — to celebrate the project. The event featured a ribbon cutting and brief remarks from Port of Everett staff, legislative officials, and project partners. The project replaced a section of Central Marina bulkhead near Port Gardner Wharf between the Grand Avenue Bridge and the Port’s Restaurant Row; fishing vessels also use the area to load nets and other equipment. The project reconstructed approxi- mately 165 lineal feet of aging timber bulkhead with steel sheet piles and ground improvements to provide a stronger and more stable support for WMVD. The section of overwater wharf directly adjacent was also rebuilt, along with new landscaping, and ADA- accessibility and pedestrian safety fea- tures. The marina bulkhead acts as a retaining wall, stabilizing the soil under SR 529/WMVD, and helps to prevent shoreline erosion. This marina bulk- head section was the last of 2,900 total lineal feet of Marina bulkhead to be replaced as part of an effort that began in 2005 in the Central Marina. “This infrastructure investment benefits more than the Port of Everett Marina — it directly supports the regional transportation network by
The Port of Everett’s Marina Bulkhead Replacement Project replaced a critical section of bulkhead that helps support State Route 529/West Marine View Drive and rebuilt the overwater wharf directly adjacent.
future, and I appreciate the Port of Everett and all of our partners for mak- ing it possible.” The Port of Everett Commission awarded the $6.75 million contract to Oregon-based Bergerson Construction in May 2025, and work began in September. The project was funded by Port revenues, the Federal Highway Administration, and through the Washington State capital budget. The previous wooden bulkhead was nearly 80 years old and was at the end of its lifespan. The new bulkhead is made of steel sheet piles, similar to the bulkhead spanning Guest Dock 3 to M Dock in the Central Marina and will have a longer lifespan. As part of the bulkhead replacement project and wharf rebuild, the Port also completed the required environmental mitigation tied to the project by remov- ing an abandoned 60-foot by 60-foot derelict barge from the mudflats near the north end of WMVD in February 2025. The barge removal was partially supported by a grant from the state Department of Natural Resources.
stabilizing West Marine View Drive, benefitting commuters, trade oper- ations, and our military partners who use it every day,” Port of Everett CEO/ Executive Director Lisa Lefeber said. “We are grateful to our project and funding partners who have supported the Port in its efforts to transform the Marina over the last 20 years, and we look forward to welcoming thou- sands of boaters and visitors to enjoy the Snohomish County’s destination waterfront.” “You can’t have a big league econ- omy with little league infrastructure,” said U.S. Rep. Rick Larsen. “Thanks in part to $3 million in federal dollars, this bulkhead created local jobs and will now serve thousands of commut- ers and pedestrians who use it every day.” “The Everett waterfront is one of our community’s greatest assets, and I’m proud to have helped secure state fund- ing that improves safety, accessibility, and public access for everyone,” state Rep. Julio Cortes said. “This project is an investment in our community’s
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