b'MEMBER NEWS:Washington StatesFIRSTMEMBER NEWSNEW FERRY TERMINALIN 40 YEARS OPENSWith its many green features and tribal-infl uenced design, its unlike any other in the system.Photo source: Washington State Ferries Facebook PageS tateferryridersinthePacifi cNorthwesthaveanupgradedoff ers ferry customers and local residents a waterfront promenade to ferryterminalthefi infourdecades.OnDecember29,stroll or have a seat and enjoy the view. The project also features a newrst Washington State Ferries new, safer and more efficient Mukilteotransit center and is a short walk from a train station for convenient multimodal terminal opened to replace its cramped 63-year-old facility. commuter connections.Were excited to welcome ferry riders and the public to our fi rst newThe design of the passenger building accounts for sea-level rise and terminal in 40 years, said Amy Scarton, head of WSF. With its manymeets current seismic standards. An overhead walkway will streamline green features and tribal-infl uenced design, its unlike any other in theloading by directing walk-on passengers to load and unload directly to system. the passenger deck of ferries while vehicles will load to the car deck.Walk-on passengers will temporarily continue to load via the car deck The site that formerly housed an abandoned U.S. Air Force fueling pieruntil the overhead ramp is complete. is now home to a project that restores it to a more natural setting and HONORING THE SITES HISTORYThe project honors the tribal history of the land, the site of the 1855 Point Elliott treaty signing. The We take the heat,passenger building, designed in the form a Coast so you dont have to. Salish longhouse, features a large gathering hall with views to water and land and a comfortable place for Cool. Because you need it. We deliver cool based onpeople to work, relax and stretch their legs while your reality. So no matter where you operate, hot days and heavy loads will never slow you down.waiting for the ferry. ThenewterminalwasalsobuilttoLeadership inEnergyandEnvironmentalDesign(LEED) Goldstandards,whichmeansitiscertifi edas environmentallyefficient.Thesitehasmany resource-savingfeaturessolarpanels,rainwater harvesting, natural ventilation, radiant fl heat,oor GRIDCOOLERWEKATranter Heatstormwater treatment, rain gardens and more. Keel Cooler Boxcooler ExchangersWSF,adivisionoftheWashingtonState Department of Transportation, is the largest ferry fernstrum.com| 1.906.863.5553| sales@fernstrum.comsystem in the U.S. and safely and efficiently carries ISO 9001:2015 nearly 24 million people a year. 2021 R.W. Fernstrum & Company. All rights reserved. FERNSTRUM and GRIDCOOLER are registered trademarks of R.W. Fernstrum & Company. All other trademarks cited are the property of their respective owners.MEMBER NEWS 40 FOGHORN'