“We absolutely must give a special tip of the cap to the planning board, and especially to Gorrill Palmer, the civil engineers on the project who prepared this extremely complex proposal for planning board review. This is by far one of the largest mixed-use real estate projects to be built in Portland, Maine for several decades. The level of detail and professionalism those folks brought to the preparation and review process is impossible to over-state. (Reference Shipyard Brewing Redevelopment which includes Vets First Choice Headquarters)”

Nathan Bateman
Vice President
Bateman Partners

"Gorrill Palmer is more of a partner than consultant for us. We have done numerous developments with them over the past 10 years. In each case they heard our needs and communicated them clearly to city officials. Cities and agencies trust and respect them. But it never ended there. Even after receiving all permits, they were advocates for us within communities and in regulatory agencies.

They work extremely well with our construction teams and jumped when we needed anything. Most recently we were in a jam and GP drove 3 hours for a site visit and returned to their office to complete the work needed. The revised site plan was submitted to the city and we received our certificate of occupancy the next morning."

Sean Riley, CEO
Maine Course Hospitality Group
Freeport, Maine

"What stands out in having GP on the team is their ability to navigate the regulatory process, including meeting the ever-changing rigorous technical demands required of land development projects, while maintaining an awareness of other critical elements economics, schedule, tenants - that an owner needs to balance in order to deliver a successful project. The difference is that GP brings to an owner's team day-to-day principal level experience and attention that helps an owner set a course and manage the inevitable bumps along the way."

Paul S. Cincotta, VP
New England Development
Newton, MA

Construction Begins on Well-Planned Project

September 23, 2016 by Lynn Ericson

Waterville – Crews have begun the construction of a new interchange on Interstate 95 at Trafton Road in Waterville.

Gorrill Palmer’s involvement on this project dates back to 2011 when a Traffic Movement Permit was obtained for 450,000 sf of light industrial development which identified the need for the new interchange. The project consists of a half-cloverleaf pattern at Trafton Road near the Sidney town line, allowing motorists to get on or off in either the north or southbound direction.

This project is realized through MaineDOT’s Business Partnership Initiative (BPI). Due to limited federal funds, the BPI program uses public and private money. In this instance, Trafton Properties, Inc., which holds land near the site of the new interchange, funded nearly half the cost of the traffic improvement project. Working on behalf of Trafton Properties, Gorrill Palmer assisted Eaton Peabody Consulting Group on the preparation of the Interchange Justification Report which was approved in 2012. Gorrill Palmer continued to provide engineering support services associated with completion of the NEPA Environmental Assessment (EA), which included refinement of the traffic modeling, schematic design of the proposed partial cloverleaf interchange and project budget development. This scope of work is expected to be completed by the end of June, 2017.

We continue to support Trafton Properties development program providing Land Development services for the various parcels within the interchange area.