Construction starts on US$550 million Charleston container terminal
Work has begun 662 miles of wick drains at the former US Navy Base in Charleston, South Carolina, kicking off construction of a 280-acre container terminal.
"The wick drains, also known as prefabricated vertical (PV) drains, provide a channel for water to migrate vertically from sub-surface soils in order for the land to consolidate and the site to settle," said a statement from the South Carolina State Ports Authority (SCSPA).
"This work is a necessary step before any construction may commence, and greatly reduces the destructive effects of long-term settlement," the statement said.
This is one aspect of the more than $13.6 million Phase 1 - Upland Site Preparation contract the SCSPA awarded in December 2007 to Gulf Stream Construction Company of North Charleston. The entire first phase of the terminal is expected to cost $550 million.
The new terminal, at build out, will boost total port capacity by about 50 per cent. This additional port capacity is crucial to handle the more than 20 million square feet of distribution space being developed in and around the Charleston region over the next few years, said the SCSPA.
"The wick drains, also known as prefabricated vertical (PV) drains, provide a channel for water to migrate vertically from sub-surface soils in order for the land to consolidate and the site to settle," said a statement from the South Carolina State Ports Authority (SCSPA).
"This work is a necessary step before any construction may commence, and greatly reduces the destructive effects of long-term settlement," the statement said.
This is one aspect of the more than $13.6 million Phase 1 - Upland Site Preparation contract the SCSPA awarded in December 2007 to Gulf Stream Construction Company of North Charleston. The entire first phase of the terminal is expected to cost $550 million.
The new terminal, at build out, will boost total port capacity by about 50 per cent. This additional port capacity is crucial to handle the more than 20 million square feet of distribution space being developed in and around the Charleston region over the next few years, said the SCSPA.