Sea and Air Ports - November 2005

Ports Riding a Wave of Construction Activity To be Competitive, Increase Efficiency

The Port of Portland recently opened a Concourse Connector that makes it easier for passengers to access international flights. Hoffman Construction of Oregon, Inc. built the corridor in collaboration with dozens of contractors; Zimmer Gunsul Frasca Partnership provided design and construction support. Collectively, all involved shaved $3.5 million off the project's initial $20.2 million budget.

Construction activity at the region's airports and seaports is going at an amazing pace. Take a tour starting with the Third Runway in Seattle, moving south to a $410 million capital improvement project at the Port of Tacoma, across state lines to the Portland Airport Inter-connector and up the Columbia River for channel widening.

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For seaports, the goal is to shorten the time it takes for goods to get to market, by increasing efficiency. For the airports, increased efficiency is also the goal, but the idea is to move more passengers and cargo though the gates.

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