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Originally Posted by Derek loves SD
The Broadway Pier was all torn up today. Is this a sign of good things to come?
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Guess I found the answer. I guess it wasn't much to get excited about.
http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2007.../490790330.txt
Broadway Pier closing for repairs
By: Wire Reports -
SAN DIEGO - Beginning today, Broadway Pier will be temporarily closed to vehicles and pedestrians for a construction project intended to strengthen the pier deck, port district officials said.
A construction fence will be put around the pier to prevent access for the project's duration, expected to last until October.
The project involves making structural modifications to the existing concrete deck so that the pier will be able to handle bus and truck traffic resulting from increased cruise operations, according to Unified Port of San Diego spokeswoman Marguerite Elicone.
The project will cost $2,186,750, Elicone said.
Broadway Pier was built in 1913 and originally consisted of a six-inch thick, reinforced concrete deck supported by a framework of steel girders. It was extended by 200 feet in 1930.
In 1989, the pier underwent a structural renovation to upgrade the seismic capacity and to rebuild portions of the deck surface. The current construction will add another 25 years of durability to the pier, Elicone said.