The Navy has extended the comment period for the proposed construction of a 260,000-square-foot missile wharf complex at Naval Base Kitsap Bangor.

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The general consensus of those who spoke at a public meeting in Poulsbo in April about a second explosives handling wharf at Naval Base Kitsap Bangor was that the project just isn’t necessary in the post-Cold War world.

The Navy says the eight Trident submarines and their complement of Trident II D-5 missiles require the equivalent of 400 days each year of maintenance and support. A second wharf would result in up to 730 days of available time.

The program looks to extend the D-5 missiles lifespan into the year 2042. “As (D-5 missiles) age, they require more and longer maintenance,” project engineer David Gibson said.