The
Spokane 
The
Evergreen State
Crews painting the
Evergreen State at Fairhaven Shipyard in Bellingham
November 2009
- The Puget Sound Regional Council voted on March 12 to fund these critical projects through the Economic Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
- The Spokane was delivered to Fairhaven Shipyard in Bellingham on April 6 and left the shipyard with its new paint job on July 18.
- The Evergreen State was delivered to Fairhaven Shipyard in Bellingham on April 27 and left the shipyard with its new paint job on July 25.
- While the vessels were in the shipyard for painting, additional vessel preservation work was performed.
- The Spokane and Evergreen State projects were completed under budget. The remaining vessel preservation funds will be spent on the next vessel(s) in line for preservation work.
Overview
This vessel preservation work includes a topside paint job for the 188-auto, 2000-passenger Spokane and the 87-auto/981-passenger Evergreen State. The topside is the superstructure of the vessel (as opposed to the hull). We removed old paint and repainted most of the topside of the vessels.
Why is WSDOT
re-painting these vessels?
Vessels need to be painted approximately every seven years. Due to vessel availability, the Spokane had not been painted in approximately eight years. Due to the availability of funds and the timing of vessel procurement and retirement, the painting of the Evergreen State was delayed. The vessel had not been painted in approximately 14 years.
In order to maximize the time that the vessels were in service, we carefully planned this work to coordinate with previously scheduled 10 to 12-week installations of security systems on the vessels. By doing the paint jobs at the same time, we minimized the time that the vessels had to be out of service.
The End Result
The new paint jobs will protect the vessels from the corroding effects of marine elements.
Project Benefits
The paint jobs will help preserve the structure of the vessels by preventing corrosion of the metal.
What is the project timeline?
Early April 2009 – Began painting Spokane
Late April 2009 - Began painting Evergreen State
July 2009 - Completed painting both vessels
Financial Information
Federal ARRA funding: $5,879,083*
*The information shown reflects the current proposed budget.
How can I get more information?
Contact:
Laura Johnson
WSF Communications
2901 3rd Ave., Suite 500
Seattle, WA 98121
(206) 515-3913
JohnsoL@wsdot.wa.gov
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