The Port of Los Angeles announced June 18 that it has completed a $22.7 million construction project, rebuilding Berths 177-182 as part of its Wharf Restoration project located along the East Basin Channel in Wilmington. 

Approved by the Los Angeles Board of Harbor Commissioners in September 2023, the project began construction in November 2023, and included constructing approximately 382 linear feet of concrete wharf, 62 feet wide. Work also includes slope erosion repair and bollard upgrades. 

The new wharf, designed in compliance with the Port’s seismic code, partially replaced a timber wharf that was extensively damaged in a fire in 2014.  

“The completion of this project on the heels of the catastrophic Eaton and Palisades fires is a stark reminder of the need to rebuild with long-term resiliency as a top priority,” said Port of Los Angeles executive director Gene Seroka. “We’re proud to deliver this key infrastructure project as steel-handling operations remain uninterrupted.” 

The project allows terminal operator Pasha Stevedoring & Terminals to continue shipping and receiving steel products, including coils of sheet metal and wire rods, tubing, piping, rebar and other bulk material. Pasha’s terminal is a specialized 40-acre steel-handling facility with covered on-dock warehouses that comprise a 116,000 square-foot transit shed. The Port of Los Angeles is the largest steel-handling port on the West Coast. 

Construction was completed by Reyes/Larison Joint Venture of Pomona, California.