#5. Pierce County Terminal container yard and intermodal yard

Work is under way on Pierce County Terminal, the largest capital improvement project in the Port of Tacoma’s 86-year history and reportedly the biggest container terminal in the United States north of Los Angeles.

In a series of linked projects, the port is widening the waterway and turn basin, relocating utilities, constructing a dedicated intermodal yard, making improvements to adjacent streets, and improving infrastructure at the terminal.

The intermodal yard is the largest of these linked projects, and is the centerpiece of the port’s $341 million capital development program.

The expanded facilities, with new storage areas and track work, will allow for faster off-loading from container ships onto the national rail and highway network. A gate complex with nine inbound lanes, scales, six outbound lanes, and an administrative building are also under construction.

A maintenance/intermodal tower, marine building, and reefer and chassis repair facility will also be built on the site under a separate contract.

Icon Materials has constructed other large Port of Tacoma projects, such as the Blair Terminal and the $40 million, 144-acre Marshall Avenue Auto Facility.

PROJECT PARTICIPANTS

Contractor: Icon Materials, 6819 S. 228th St., Kent, WA 98032, (206) 575-3200 Engineer: Moffatt & Nichol Engineers, 710 Second Ave., Suite 720, Seattle, WA 98104, (206) 622-0222

Other Participants
Amaya Electric	Automated Gates and Equipment	CES Northwest
Coast Rail	Cornell Plumbing and Heating	Donald B. Murphy Contractors
EJ Rody and Sons	GenCon Pacific	General Mechanical
JTC Inc.	Kerr Contractors	Long Painting Co.
Owl Fencing	Petersen Brothers	Road Runner Striping
Salinas Sawing and Sealing	Specialized Landscaping	Trenchless Construction Services
Tucci and Sons	William Dickson Co.