The Lutak Dock is more than 50 years old. Lex Treinen photo.

By Lex Treinen and Rashah McChesney

Borough officials are on edge waiting for news from the federal government about where the $25 million Lutak Dock replacement project stands after revelations that its contractor ordered millions of dollars worth of steel before getting approval.

“We really don’t know anything until MARAD responds to us,” said borough manager Annette Kreitzer in an interview Jan. 12.