Washington State Ferries Vessels & Terminals - Terminal conditions

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Terminal conditions

Source: Washington State Ferries.

Performance analysis

FY2024

WSF keeps 91.8% of terminal assets in a State of Good Repair in fiscal year 2024

As of fiscal year 2024, 8.2% of WSDOT's 896 terminal assets were not in a State of Good Repair. All of WSF's passenger-only ferry facilities were 100% in a SOGR as of FY2024, the same as in FY2023.

Of the 129 Information Technology Systems, 24.1% (by replacement cost) were not in a SOGR, the same rate as in FY2023. Information Technology systems are being replaced at eight terminals: Fauntleroy, Point Defiance, Southworth, Tahlequah, Vashon, Coupeville, Friday Harbor, and Port Townsend. Cameras used for security and docking functions are also being replaced, and wiring is being replaced with a higher-quality equivalent.

In their current state, the terminals at Anacortes, Coupeville, Eagle Harbor, Fauntleroy, Lopez Island, Orcas Island, and Southworth have the greatest percentage of assets not in a SOGR. In response, WSF has planned preservation projects at these terminals in the next 10 years.

At Fauntleroy, WSF is currently preparing for a transfer span and trestle replacement that expands the current trestle. The trestle will be extended and widened to meet design criteria. This replacement will increase seismic resilience, address sea level rise, reduce scour, allow eelgrass regrowth, and increase operational efficiency. In addition, the intersection leading to the terminal's loading area will be signalized to increase the safety of passengers and locals.

At Anacortes, WSF plans to replace the timber trestles. There are two separate trestle replacement projects programmed in the next 10 years. WSF is also requesting funding to perform a design update for the Anacortes Terminal Building Replacement Project. WSF, in a prior effort, had completed 90% of the design for the project. This update will focus on bringing the design to current seismic and energy codes and updating cost estimates. After the update, WSF will request approval and funding from the legislature to proceed with construction. The terminal building, built in 1959, is aged and is seismically deficient, which could pose a risk to the traveling public.

At the Orcas and Lopez Island terminals, projects will preserve the vehicle movable bridge systems in the near term and the trestles in the long term. As part of the vehicle movable bridge systems projects, the electrical and mechanical components will be upgraded to the same standard as the Seattle and South Sound terminals. At the Bremerton terminal, a preservation project, currently in design, will replace and refurbish the aging vehicle movable bridge systems and replace landing aids. At Coupeville, two separate projects will preserve the timber dolphins and the vehicle movable bridge systems in the near term.

Other major terminal design projects currently in progress include:

  • WSF has a $19.3 million preservation project beginning in 2025 to address seismic deficiencies of the trestle and vehicle movable bridge at the Kingston Terminal. After initially programming an update of transfer span systems, it was later decided that the trestle should be prioritized instead so that a slip is always usable after a seismic event.
  • At Eagle Harbor Maintenance Facility, WSF is currently designing a new weld shop. Programmed for construction to begin in 2025, the new weld shop improves safety and efficiency for the maintenance staff to meet the growing maintenance needs of the aging terminals and vessels.
  • At the Southworth Terminal, WSF has partnered with Kitsap Transit to improve transit operations around the terminal by building a pick-up/drop-off zone for buses. WSF is also working to replace the trestle and terminal building. The possibility of a second slip is also being explored in partnership with Kitsap Transit to improve WSF operations and Kitsap Transit passenger-only ferry operations.

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