Port Canaveral has commenced the largest single construction project in the history of the port: a $150 million demolition and reconstruction of Cruise Terminal 3 with upgraded berth and a new parking garage. Demolition of the existing Cruise Terminal 3 facility began today and its complete deconstruction is expected to be completed by July this year.
The entire construction project is a multi-phased program spanning 20 months. Demolition of the existing terminal building began in mid-April for a total cost of $210,000. Subsequent phases of the project include berth demolition, dredging and waterside construction; constructing passenger boarding bridges; terminal construction with related site work; and the adjacent parking facility. The planned elevated parking structure will have capacity to accommodate approximately 1,800 vehicles.
Canaveral Port Authority and its cruise partner will invest approximately $150 million in building and equipping the new two-story 188,000 square foot terminal and parking building. Once completed, the new terminal, berth and adjacent parking facilities will accommodate up to 6,500 cruise guests. The terminal’s design and planned technology features include fully functional, modernized systems to facilitate U.S. Customs and Border Protection screenings of arriving passengers, and integrated mobile passenger check-in to expedite the passenger ship boarding process.
Port Canaveral’s new Terminal 3 is targeted for completion in late 2019 or early 2020, and will support an estimated nearly 4,000 permanent jobs in combination with the Port's overall modernization and improvement plans, including the Port's channel widening and deepening, repairs, and improvements to cargo piers.
Deconstruction and demolition of the existing CT-3 structures is the first step in a two-year work plan launched by the Port last fall to build a state-of-the-art facility capable of serving larger cruise vessels calling on the Port. The new terminal will replace one of Port's oldest cruise terminals previously used for single-day port-of-call vessels.
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