Pier rebuild nears decking stage, utility installation

An angler fishes from a boat April 29 near the T-end of the Anna Maria City Pier, where Tampa Bay Marine employees work to rebuild the final stretch of walkway. TBM project manager Pedro Lopez told The Islander April 30 that the remaining concrete bents — spanning less than a third of the walkway — were set to be poured May 4, after which utility work will begin. Next, concrete slabs will be laid across the final stretch as a foundation for hardwood decking. Islander Photo: Robert Anderson