A new-and-improved
Harper Pier should open to the public by the middle
of next month.
A ribbon cutting is set for 10 a.m. Jan. 16. U.S. Rep. Derek Kilmer will attend.
Contractors hoped to have the new dock ready by the end of the year. But Port of Bremerton Facilities Maintenance Manager Lamarr Wright said progress has been slowed because a shipment of electrical fixtures hasn’t arrived.
The delivery was held up by the labor disputes disrupting shipping at Puget Sound ports. The same labor disputes forced container ships to anchor off South Kitsap this winter.
So it’s possible the electrical fixtures for Harper Pier were bobbing just offshore…
Wright said Harper Pier is
still on track to be completed by Jan. 15, within the original
projected timeline for
the $1.3 million project.
The Friends of Harper Pier page on Facebook is a good place to keep up on Harper news and find lots of cool pictures of the new structure.
(LARRY STEAGALL / KITSAP SUN PHOTOS)
