This phase 2 project will provide public access to over two miles of Puget Sound shoreline that has not been open to the public for over 100 years. The scope of this project is to extend a ramped elevated pedestrian overpass of the BNSF mainline which separates the beach from the uplands on the Chambers Creek Properties in University Place. Two sets of permanent stairs will be constructed to provide direct access to the beach and shoreline. The worksite is located on a small portion of a beautifully reclaimed former gravel mine that offers views of the islands, Olympic Mountains, south Puget Sound and the Chambers Creek Properties. The overpass will provide the only public access to this beach other than by boat. The closest public beach is 3.2 miles south of this project and is separated by Chambers Bay. The Master Site Plan Update, adopted in 2007, generated significant public support for the project through a citizens committee, input from hundreds of Pierce County citizens, and eight public workshops. Shoreline access was identified as a key component in the redevelopment of the Chambers Creek Properties. The project is divided into three phases. Phase 1 will build a ramped elevated pedestrian structure across the BNSF mainline railroad tracks. Phase 3 extends phase 2 over the water to an accessible viewing platform and floating dock for transient moorage. Phase 3 also removes the existing North Dock which is closed and constructed of approximately 200 creosote piles.