Port of L.A. awards $51.9 million contract for Wilmington Waterfront

LOS ANGELES—Plans to upgrade a dilapidated portion of the Port of Los Angeles received a major infusion in late August, as the Los Angeles Board of Harbor Commissioners awarded Sully-Miller Contracting Co. with a $51.9 million construction contract to build the Wilmington Waterfront Promenade Project. The Wilmington Waterfront Project, hailed by city and port officials as the “window on the waterfront,” is part of a vision to rebrand the Port of Los Angeles as a commercial shipping venue that also doubles as a visitor-serving destination. The Port of Los Angeles is specifically working to revitalize the San Pedro and Wilmington waterfronts as part of the “LA Waterfront” project. Construction on the Wilmington Waterfront is expected to begin this fall, according to port district staff. “This $52 million investment means that we will finally break ground on the long-awaited Wilmington Waterfront this year,” Los Angeles City Councilmember Joe Buscaino said in a released statement. “The Wilmington community has been patient and deserves more green space, buffer zones, and open space to alleviate industrial impacts.” The new Wilmington Waterfront will realign Water Street and make it run parallel to existing railroad tracks. A community park would be built next to the Banning’s Landing Community Center. Other...