$500M shipyard utility project adds massive water tank by old prison

By: Ian Lenahan

Outlets: Portsmouth Herald

Published: June 19, 2026

Words: 893

Last Updated: 1 hour, 45 minutes ago

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KITTERY, Maine — A $500 million-plus Navy project will target utility upgrades at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard and adjacent towns, headlined by the proposed addition of a new 2.5 million-gallon water storage tank near the former Portsmouth Naval Prison.

The federally funded project, in partnership with the Kittery Water District and Central Maine Power, falls under the Navy’s Shipyard Infrastructure Optimization Program, similar to the ongoing multi-billion dollar Dry Dock 1 expansion …

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