Pittsfield, Maine-based Cianbro Corp. recently began structural repair and restoration work on the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.
The firm was awarded $17 million in incremental funds under a federal contract before beginning work on Oct. 23, according to a spokesman for the Naval Facilities Engineering Command Mid-Atlantic. Located in Kittery, Maine on the southern boundary of Maine near Portsmouth, N.H., the shipyard is responsible for the overhaul, repair, and modernization of US Navy submarines.