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Galveston Wharves OKs contract for 1st phase of $90M cargo infrastructure work at port

By Olivia Pulsinelli – Assistant managing editor, Houston Business Journal
Apr 29, 2024

The Port of Galveston is gearing up for its latest multimillion-dollar project — this time focused on cargo rather than cruise ships.

The Galveston Wharves Board of Trustees unanimously approved a $29.9 million construction contract for Galveston-based Texas Gulf Construction Co. Inc. last week. The contract is for the first phase of an estimated $90 million in cargo infrastructure expansion and improvement work, the port's first major cargo infrastructure improvement project in decades.

Texas Gulf Construction is expected to begin work this summer to enclose and fill a slip at Pier 38/39, the Galveston Wharves said in an April 26 press release. Also this summer, the board expects to award the work for the next two phases, which consists of a $50.1 million project to enclose and fill a slip at Pier 40/41.

The projects also include the addition of a new 1,426-foot-long berth from Pier 38/39 to Pier 40/41. Future phases will include paving and other improvements.

Also this summer, a decommissioned grain elevator at Pier 30/33 will be demolished to use the site for cargo handling and laydown. Bids are expected to be let in May, and work is scheduled to be complete by the end of 2025. The concrete rubble from the demolition also is slated to be used to help fill the slips.

Filling the two slips and demolishing the grain elevator will add almost 30 acres to the West Port cargo area.