West Harbor, San Pedro’s anticipated new waterfront attraction, passed another milestone on Tuesday, July 18, when officials gathered to break ground on the second portion of a promenade that will run along side the water’s edge bordering the development.
Meanwhile, the steel framework for the first building is expected to go up within weeks.
“Piece by piece by piece,” is how Los Angeles City Councilmember described the years-long process that had many wondering if the end would ever be in sight.
But the delays and long planning process have been frustrating.
“When’s it ever going to get done?” is the question Los Angeles Harbor Commissioner Diane Middleton said she’s heard numerous times.
“The time,” she said, “is now.”
While a grand opening for West Harbor won’t happen until spring 2025, some pieces may partially open in late 2024, depending on construction that involves also tenant improvements once buildings are up.
The second portion of the promenade, at a cost of $31.4 million, will connect the finished portion to the north and head south, effectively giving San Pedro its “bridge-to-breakwater” walking and viewing path right along the Port of Los Angeles’ Main Channel. The most northerly portion of the walkway was completed years ago and stretches from the Vincent Thomas Bridge and World Cruise Terminal south to the Los Angeles Maritime Museum where construction began on the first West Harbor promenade stretch (which cost $54 million).
The last section of the yet-to-be-constructed promenade will span out above the water.
Funding for infrastructure, said Port of L.A. Executive Director Gene Seroka, has been provided by the port’s public access funding agreement.
“Our efforts here on the waterfront are attracting a lot of attention,” Seroka said, noting this weekend’s upcoming Oracle SailGP races that will attract an international audience to San Pedro’s Outer Harbor. It’s only the beginning, he…
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