The Port of San Francisco and Army Corps of Engineers plan to raise the historic Ferry Building seven feet to protect it from sea level rise. They'll build a dam around it, drain the water, use hundreds of hydraulic jacks to lift the structure, then refill. Work starts in about ten years, with the Army Corps covering 65% of the cost.
The Port of San Francisco and the US Army Corps of Engineers have plans to raise San Francisco's Ferry Building by 7 feet to save it from sea level rise. The plan sounds wild and crazy expensive. It involves installing an artificial dam around the perimeter of the building, draining the water out, installing several hundred hydraulic jacks and pier extensions, raising the building up, and then filling it back up with water. The project is expected to begin in about a decade, and reports are that the US Army Corps of Engineers is gonna pick up 65% of the cost. The Ferry Building is one of my favorite places in the city, and I'm super excited to see this project move forward so that the building stays intact. Let me know what you think in the comments.
