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Bristol Borough Docks Seeing Steady Progress

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By

Erich Martin

bdocks3135The project to add docks along the Delaware River at the base of Mill Street is moving forward steadily.

According to Bristol Borough Council President Ralph DiGuiseppe II, the docks will take about two months to complete and construction is now far off.

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The docks are being assembled off site and when construction is ready, will be floated up river on a barge. The barge will be in place around December or January, DiGuiseppe said.

“The only thing I can see going wrong is the pylons,” DiGuiseppe said, indicating that the project will likely go according to plan and without extra costs.

In summer, the council awarded the docks contract to PKF-Mark III Inc. for a sum of $2,269,124. The borough currently has $3 million in grants for the project. Including contingencies, the total cost is estimated at right around $3 million.

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The docks are expected draw more business to the borough and the central business district.

“I am confident that this job will come in where we want it to,” DiGuiseppe said.

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Erich Martin

Erich Martin attended Bucks County Community College for two years where he was the Co-Editor in Chief of the Centurion, the college newspaper. Erich graduated from Temple University with a degree in Journalism. Erich was recognized at the Pennsylvania Newspaper Association Foundation’s Keystone Press Awards in 2014 for general news. In downtime, Erich enjoys spending time with friends and family. Aside from spending time with family and reporting news, Erich loves getting engrossed in a great game, book, or movie.