The $20-million project also includes upgrades to the Lands End terminal building
The Swartz Bay ferry terminal is getting upgrades worth about $20 million, with work underway to create a deeper berth for Salish-class ferries and to upgrade the Lands End terminal building.Heavy equipment is making more room at Berth 5 for Salish-class vessels serving the Swartz Bay-Southern Gulf Islands route, since they sit deeper in the water than their predecessor, the retired Mayne Queen.B.C. Ferries spokeswoman Liza Yuzda said up to 2.
Soft sediment will be taken to a disposal facility, while the dredged rock will be used to create a new habitat reef at Long Harbour on Salt Spring Island, she said.
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