Overview
- The ribbon-cutting held Wednesday marks the public reopening of the rebuilt 150-foot section after roughly 16 to 18 months of work.
- Crews installed about 1,100 square feet of new decking and reinforced the pier with new piles and strong batter piles for stability.
- The pier remains about 150 feet short of its 1914 endpoint, so the current viewing area stops before the old terminus.
- A $3.15 million federal grant helped fund the project, which the city timed to start in November to limit effects on businesses, visitors, and protected wildlife.
- Months of closure and construction hurt the 25 shops and restaurants on the pier, as heavy equipment and reduced parking cut foot traffic.