{"id":347980,"date":"2021-07-15T06:05:49","date_gmt":"2021-07-14T20:05:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=347980"},"modified":"2021-07-15T06:05:49","modified_gmt":"2021-07-14T20:05:49","slug":"first-phase-of-tinian-harbor-rehabilitation-now-complete","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/first-phase-of-tinian-harbor-rehabilitation-now-complete\/","title":{"rendered":"First phase of Tinian Harbor rehabilitation now complete"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The first phase of the Tinian Harbor Repair project is now complete. (CONTRIBUTED PHOTO)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The first phase of the Tinian Harbor Repair project was completed Tuesday, one of the many improvements on the island of Tinian that was part of the bargain when the Commonwealth Ports Authority agreed in 2019 to lease a portion of its Tinian property to the U.S. Department of Defense for a planned \u201cdivert airfield.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to CPA board chair Kimberlyn King-Hinds, phase 1 of the Tinian Harbor Repair project was completed Tuesday and the project cost amounted to $719,044 just for the materials and supplies.<\/p>\n

King-Hinds said the project, which was done by the U.S. Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 4, included the installation of vertical marine fenders and 11 bollards. A concrete slab for offloading and loading was also built and patch-up work was done on the existing berm, which had some cracks.<\/p>\n

This top side improvement was just one of many phases, King-Hinds said, and CPA has every intent to keep pushing for the complete funding repairs to include the sea wall.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Tinian Seaport is a critical economic lifeline for the community and an essential component to many DOD training activities. This type of project is the benefit of what was bargained for when we leased two-thirds of Tinian many years ago,\u201d King-Hinds said.<\/p>\n

When CPA entered into negotiations with DOD in 2018-2019 to build an alternative landing field\u2014called a divert airfield\u2014for the U.S. military within the Tinian International Airport, CPA asked DOD to consider what\u2019s called \u201coutside the fence\u201d projects\u2014essentially projects outside the airport but are also CPA properties, such as the Tinian Seaport. \u201cIn our discussions, we identified improvements at the seaport as being a priority,\u201d said King-Hinds. \u201cWe thank the U.S. Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 4 their hard work and service. We also want to recognize our DOD partners for recognizing the critical need for these repairs.\u201d<\/p>\n

The second phase, King-Hinds said, is the repair of the roll on-roll off ramp of the Tinian Seaport but CPA has no estimated completion time yet for that phase.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat we\u2019ve been pushing for is to have DOD repair the entire dock and the seawalls. We\u2019ve been getting some traction on that idea and our argument is that if the \u2018breakwater\u2019\u2014as we call it\u2014doesn\u2019t get repaired, any underwater improvements to the fingers at the actual dock will continually be compromised and will result in waste,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Of the $21.9 million that CPA received from the DOD for the lease of certain airport and seaport properties on Tinian for the U.S. Air Force\u2019s divert airfield, $1.9 million will be used toward the improvement of the island\u2019s seaport.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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