Overseas Passenger Terminal improvement project

29 Jan 2021 / Sydney, Australia

Sydney’s Overseas Passenger Terminal (OPT) is undergoing a major improvement project to protect and support the wharf and surrounding seabed.

Port Authority of New South Wales has begun work to prevent the ongoing movement of sediment around OPT, clear accumulated material from the berthing area and protect the seawall from future erosion. The Port Authority’s Berthing Infrastructure Project is scheduled for completion in July 2021.

The works will take place in two stages: the first installing an underwater retaining wall from a barge close to the terminal and the second removing the build-up of sand and sediment and installing concrete ‘mattresses’ to protect the OPT wharf from erosion.

The terminal wharf and restaurants at the OPT will remain open during the works. During the stage 1 works, Ferry Wharf 6 (West), Commissioners Steps and Harbour Masters Steps will be closed, and ferries and water taxis will use alternative wharfs.

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