The first Portland Loo bathroom arrives at Galveston Seawall

The first Portland Loo public restroom has been positioned along the Galveston Seawall at 29th street. Photo provided by the City of Galveston. The first Portland Loo public restroom has been positioned along the Galveston Seawall at 29th street. Photo provided by the City of Galveston. Photo: City Of Galveston Photo: City Of Galveston Image 1 of / 6 Caption Close The first Portland Loo bathroom arrives at Galveston Seawall 1 / 6 Back to Gallery

The first Portland Loo bathroom has been positioned along the Galveston Seawall.

It still needs plumbing, but the public restroom is a significant step for the multimillion-dollar seawall beautification project

"We are as excited as the public is to see this project coming to a close," said Jaree Fortin, PIO for City of Galveston." And we are looking forward to the day when we can open these up to the public."

The first bathroom on the seawall is at 29th street. The stainless steel frame is supposed to be durable and resistant to graffiti. They have hand sanitizer and an outdoor shower.

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There will also be bathrooms at 19th, 39th, 45th and 61st streets. These Portland Loos are replacing portable restrooms without plumbing, but such portable bathrooms will still be found at other locations along the seawall during peak beach-going season.

Fortin said the initial Portland Loos are like a pilot program.

"If they do exactly what we've been told they will ... then the plan is to purchase more restrooms to put along the seawall," she said.

The restrooms are part of a larger beautification project along the seawall that also includes lighted bollards, additional bus shelters and more planter boxes with palm trees.

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The overall beautification project is being funded by $6.3 million in federal grants, a $1 million grant from Frito-Lay and $500,000 in city funds, Fortin said.

The ribbon cutting on the phase of the beautification project that involves the Portland Loos was celebrated in May 2016. The bathroom installations have fallen behind schedule due to obstructions found under the seawall as workers attempted to bring utilities over.