Post by ferryfast admin on Jun 29, 2012 10:20:37 GMT -5
Builders on standby for pier
HANNAH MARTIN | June 28, 2012 12.01am
www.themercury.com.au/article/2012/06/28/340961_real-estate-news.html
DEVELOPERS of the Hobart Ferry Terminal are keen to get the project under way now it has the green light.
Spokesman Peter McKay said details of $5 million in Federal Government funding for the project would be finalised next week, paving the way for work to begin on the new multi-storey Brooke Street Pier.
The $10 million project was approved by Hobart City Council on Monday night, receiving a unanimous nod from aldermen.
The floating pier was designed by architect Robert Morris-Nunn and negotiations are under way for local boat builder Incat to build it.
Mr McKay said building the pier at Incat's Derwent Park shipyards would result in minimal disruption for other businesses in Sullivans Cove.
Incat chairman Robert Clifford said it would be the first time the company had made anything like this.
"We haven't built a boat of these dimensions before, but it is after all a boat and it is about the same size as other things we've built before," he said.
Mr Clifford said commercial negotiations for the project were yet to be completed, but he confirmed Incat was working with engineers to finalise the pier design.
Once plans were complete, Mr Clifford said it would take about 12 months to build.
He was confident of completing the pier in time for the terminal's opening at the end of 2013.
Mr Clifford said "99 per cent" of the pier would be built at Incat shipyards, then floated down the river, using two tug boats to guide it under the Tasman Bridge.
The pier would be connected to things like power and sewerage once it arrived at Franklin Wharf. "Within a matter of days we could have it up and running," he said.
Mr Clifford said the project would generate work for up to 60 people.
Premier Lara Giddings also welcomed the news.
"This development is a clear example of the three tiers of government working with the community and developers to progress this significant work," she said.
"The Hobart waterfront is on the verge of one of the most exciting transformations in its history."
Ms Giddings said it was one of a number of key projects soon to take shape in the city, including the Institute of Marine and Antarctic Studies, the Menzies Research Institute, Myer redevelopment and Macquarie Wharf 2 project.
HANNAH MARTIN | June 28, 2012 12.01am
www.themercury.com.au/article/2012/06/28/340961_real-estate-news.html
DEVELOPERS of the Hobart Ferry Terminal are keen to get the project under way now it has the green light.
Spokesman Peter McKay said details of $5 million in Federal Government funding for the project would be finalised next week, paving the way for work to begin on the new multi-storey Brooke Street Pier.
The $10 million project was approved by Hobart City Council on Monday night, receiving a unanimous nod from aldermen.
The floating pier was designed by architect Robert Morris-Nunn and negotiations are under way for local boat builder Incat to build it.
Mr McKay said building the pier at Incat's Derwent Park shipyards would result in minimal disruption for other businesses in Sullivans Cove.
Incat chairman Robert Clifford said it would be the first time the company had made anything like this.
"We haven't built a boat of these dimensions before, but it is after all a boat and it is about the same size as other things we've built before," he said.
Mr Clifford said commercial negotiations for the project were yet to be completed, but he confirmed Incat was working with engineers to finalise the pier design.
Once plans were complete, Mr Clifford said it would take about 12 months to build.
He was confident of completing the pier in time for the terminal's opening at the end of 2013.
Mr Clifford said "99 per cent" of the pier would be built at Incat shipyards, then floated down the river, using two tug boats to guide it under the Tasman Bridge.
The pier would be connected to things like power and sewerage once it arrived at Franklin Wharf. "Within a matter of days we could have it up and running," he said.
Mr Clifford said the project would generate work for up to 60 people.
Premier Lara Giddings also welcomed the news.
"This development is a clear example of the three tiers of government working with the community and developers to progress this significant work," she said.
"The Hobart waterfront is on the verge of one of the most exciting transformations in its history."
Ms Giddings said it was one of a number of key projects soon to take shape in the city, including the Institute of Marine and Antarctic Studies, the Menzies Research Institute, Myer redevelopment and Macquarie Wharf 2 project.