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With the introduction of larger
cruise ships into the worldwide
market, individual ports have
responded by expanding their facilities to
welcome larger vessels. Southeast Alaska
is no different. This rugged region is on a
popular itinerary for the cruise industry and
Alaska’s capital city, Juneau, is the central
port-of-call in the Alaska cruise itinerary.
Juneau is located in a region of deep
waterways flanked by steep, mountainous
and densely forested slopes with topographic
elevations reaching from tide water and
rapidly climbing upwards of over 4,000 feet.
It is the only U.S. state capitol which cannot
be accessed by road: Juneau is only accessible
by air and sea. The remote and aweinspiring
scenery that attracts visitors from
around the world also presents challenges
for deep, marine foundation construction.
The City and Borough of Juneau (CBJ)
needed additional space to accommodate
two new generation cruise ships in close
proximity to downtown. However, limited
waterfront space and natural mountain
The Juneau Cruise
Ship Berths project
is the largest cruise
ship dock construction
project of its type in
Alaska state history.
Aerial view of the project site
Photos courtesy of PND Engineers, Inc.
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