Protecting aging waterfront infrastructure from earthquakes and rising sea levels remains a priority for major U.S. cities, and San Francisco is advancing one of the country's largest resilience programs through continued program management support. The long-term initiative is designed to safeguard transportation networks, utilities and economic assets along the city's historic shoreline.
Jacobs has been retained as program manager for the Port of San Francisco's Waterfront Resilience Program, continuing a role the company has held since the initiative began in 2017.
The multibillion-dollar program focuses on improving approximately 7.5 miles of San Francisco's waterfront while strengthening the historic Embarcadero Seawall. The effort is intended to reduce risks associated with earthquakes, provide near-term flood protection and prepare waterfront infrastructure for long-term sea level rise.
As part of the next phase, Jacobs will oversee program development, strategic planning and engineering activities while collaborating with PA Consulting on governance, innovation initiatives and scenario planning.
The resilience initiative includes structural improvements to aging piers, wharves and waterfront buildings that support emergency response operations and essential public services.
The program is also intended to protect key transportation facilities, municipal utility systems and more than $100 billion in public and private assets, along with significant annual economic activity concentrated along San Francisco's waterfront.
The continued investment reflects ongoing efforts to modernize infrastructure while preserving one of the city's most historically significant districts.
Large-scale resilience programs are becoming an increasingly important segment of the infrastructure market as public owners address aging assets and climate-related risks. For construction owners, engineering firms and contractors, long-term program management contracts provide continuity across complex, multi-phase capital programs while supporting coordinated planning, procurement and project delivery for critical infrastructure improvements.
Source: Jacobs.
