GANGWAYS & ADA COMPLIANT ACCESS
RECREATIONAL MARINAS
MARINA HARBOR
Marina del Rey, California
The custom designed, one-of-a-kind gangways located throughout Marina Harbor feature frosted LexanŽ panels that provide a flush surface along the walkway. Handrails are continuous from top to bottom and contain thin fluorescent tubes for walkway illumination. The LexanŽ panels diffuse and soften light, providing a suspended glow over the water at night while accentuating the playful nature of the gangway structure. Flag poles, decorative flags and signage provide accents to the gangways and marina entrances. The result is a clean, unique and dynamic recreational structure that performs with great character, day and night. Gangways were designed to provide for ease of maintenance, as well.
HARBOR POLICE & TRANSIENT VESSEL DOCKS
Shelter Island - San Diego, California
In addition to new docks, an access pier and gangways, replacement of the Harbor Police and transient vessel dock facilities included development and design of ADA compliant paths of travel from parking facilities, across grassy areas to the docks. (Also see Marinas, San Diego)
CRUISE TERMINALS
B STREET CRUISE TERMINAL PASSENGER GANGWAY
Port of San Diego, San Diego, California
Cash & Associates provided engineering and project management services to the Port of San Diego for design of a new cruise ship passenger gangway for the B Street Cruise Ship Terminal. The passenger gangway is an 80' long self-propelled structure with two 42' high steel frame towers supporting two 60' long covered ramps that terminate at landings within the towers. Individual landings are capable of raising or lowering to match cruise ship boarding portals. The passenger gangway is accessed via a new 260' long, 27' high fixed, covered steel balcony located 17' above the existing wharf. The balcony can be accessed via elevators or stairways. Work on this project included engineering studies to assess the capability of the existing wharf to support additional loads and gangway operations.
BERTH 93 CRUISE SHIP TERMINAL PASSENGER GANGWAY
Port of Los Angeles, San Pedro, California
Cash & Associates prepared an in-depth study of various concepts for a telescoping, electric/hydraulic passenger gangway device capable of providing access from a proposed cruise ship terminal building to potential cruise vessels calling in the Port. Based on an extensive list of calling ships and door positions, ranges of access points were established that would be required for a passenger access system. A series of potential options were developed for different access methods. A series of Performance Specifications were prepared to allow the selected design/build fabricator to produce the system.
AUTOMATED PASSENGER TERMINAL GANGWAY
Port of Los Angeles, San Pedro, California
Structural engineering services for design of an auxiliary automated passenger gangway to support cruise ship loading and unloading operations. The gangway featured structural steel construction with a hydraulic operating system and associated controls. The completed structure was capable of travelling between a passenger terminal and a docked cruise ship. Design was completed under a fast-track schedule due to the urgent need to provide cruise ship operators with access to a terminal building.
