Lyman-Morse’s inner harbor boatyard improvement project, which will see the rebuilding of more than 33,000 square feet of working waterfront on Camden’s inner harbor, shifted into high gear in early 2021. The company is working hard to get its project completed as quickly as possible so that its marine service employees can return to permanent workshops and tenants can move into their new spaces as soon as possible. Lyman-Morse and its construction manager, Lajoie Bros., and their Maine-based subcontractors are pushing to complete the most disruptive aspects of the project, including site work and foundations, before the height of summer.
In January and February, crews from JBI, of Rockland, made quick work of demolishing and removing the buildings that had been damaged by a June 2020 fire. Once the final building was removed in early March, teams from Crooker Construction in Topsham began preparing the site for foundation and utilities work. They were joined by a crew from Maine Drilling & Blasting, of Gardiner, which removed a section of ledge to allow for excavation and foundation construction.
Perhaps unsurprisingly for a site that has seen boatyard operations for nearly two centuries, Lyman-Morse’s project area includes a variety of existing soil types and composition. To ensure proper support for the new structures, a team from H.B. Fleming, Inc., of South Portland, is expected to arrive on-site in late April to begin driving pilings for the new foundations. This work, which will progress from the north side of the property to the south side, will likely last until June. Simultaneously, workers from Lajoie Bros., Inc., of Augusta, will begin construction of the foundations, also working from north to south. Finally, the steel members that will form the structure of the new buildings will begin arriving, also in June.
When completed in early 2022, Lyman-Morse’s inner harbor boatyard improvement project will be a 21st century example of modern, viable, working waterfront. For more information about the project, click here.