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Portland Fish Pier board approves $2 million grant application and hires Tech Associates after inspection warns Service Pier 1 unsafe
Summary
After Tech Associates’ inspection found heavy corrosion on Service Pier 1, the Portland Fish Pier Authority authorized submitting a $2,000,000 Maine DOT working‑waterfront grant application and contracted Tech Associates for scoping and design work (design fee ~ $71,687); the motion passed unanimously.
The Portland Fish Pier Authority voted Feb. 23 to submit an application for the Maine Department of Transportation Working Waterfront Infrastructure Fund and to contract Tech Associates to do scoping, design, permitting and construction oversight for replacement work on Service Piers 1 and 3.
Tech Associates’ Gabriel Lambert and Gordon told the board their inspection — conducted by boat, kayak and underwater drone — found heavy corrosion on pile flanges and bracing around the high‑tide line. Lambert said parts of the flange are “pretty close to 0” in places and that localized failures could cascade; Gordon said the…
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