Pier rebuild work continues, cost increases

Tampa Bay Marine employees walk Feb. 24 on top of boards set up so they can traverse the Anna Maria City Pier walkway as it is being rebuilt. The contractor is working to cut concrete pilings down to size and link each pair with a brace for pouring a concrete bent. The city commission unanimously voted Feb. 26 to approve a $37,454.56 change work order to pay the contractor to replace two pilings and a connecting bent near the T-end that were initially excluded from the scope of work but were later found to be damaged. Islander Photo: Robert Anderson