Now that most of the Port's post-9/11 security
improvements have been completed, Port Everglades is
continuing to advance development projects designed to
enhance the efficient movement of cargo, as well as
cruise passengers, through Florida's fast-growing seaport.
Here are some of the most notable developments:
Looking to the future, the Broward County Port
Everglades Department has retained the services of
DMJM Harris, a nationally recognized engineering,
planning and economic analysis consulting firm, to prepare
a comprehensive, five-year Master Plan Update, and 10- and
20-year Vision Plans.
DMJM Harris experts are working with Port customers to
assess changes that have taken place regionally, nationally,
internationally and at the Port since 2001, which is when
Port Everglades presented its original 2020 Vision Master
Plan. Also being considered are changing business
trends and adjustments that have resulted in the post-9/11
environment, plus methods for furnishing additional environmental
safeguards through structural considerations and
operational practices. Recommendations from international
energy consultant Purvin & Gertz Inc.'s study of the Port's
petroleum facilities are being incorporated as well.
Making way for larger cruise ships - carrying an increasing
number of cruise passengers and their luggage - Port
Everglades is expanding baggage areas in several terminals.
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At Passenger Terminal 4, designer CH2M Hill and
contractor Moss Construction Managers are working on
expansion of the baggage hall and a redesign that will
facilitate terminal access from its west side. When completed
the $9.6 million project will have nearly tripled the overall
size of Passenger Terminal 4, to 76,000 square feet from its
current 26,000 square feet.
Plans are being formulated to expand the baggage halls in
Passenger Terminals 18 and 19.
Passenger Terminal 21, which was renovated and expanded
in 2001, is undergoing a second expansion to enlarge its
baggage hall. The general engineering consultant, Craven
Thompson & Associates, Inc., is providing the design along
with Master Plan Update considerations. The $4.5 million
project, which also includes roadway modifications, is set for
completion for the 2009/2010 cruise season.
Port Everglades has contracted with Craven Thompson &
Associates, Inc. and F.R. Aleman & Associates, Inc., to
develop an effective wayfinding signage system to help cruise
passengers and port users find their way through the Port.
The goal is to integrate various types of signs - electronic,
fixed and highway - to assist passengers and keep traffic
running smoothly.
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