has any one heard what they are building there?
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has any one heard what they are building there?
two things going on. they are repairing the wall.
i also heard someone is putting in a restaurant on one of the private lots
[quote author=CarlF link=topic=1982.msg18718#msg18718 date=1347150648]
two things going on. they are repairing the wall.
i also heard someone is putting in a restaurant on one of the private lots
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[size=12pt][font=comic sans ms]Are they actually working on the seawall and parking area?
I haven’t been over there since the Hurricane.
i knew about the repairs did not know the restraunt thing though thanks
[size=12pt][font=comic sans ms]We went to Cobalt’s for brunch today and I took a look at the parking lot repairs. I can’t see any progress since they put up the fence.
Now there are a couple orange and white blockades with a Do Not Enter sign at the south corner of the lot where the construction property meets the seawall.
I’m guessing restaurant too on the construction site, right where the last one was.
And btw, the brunch buffet at Cobalt's is really good!
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You mean there is no longer public access to the west seawall?
Didn't see any access from that lot last time I was down there David. You can still get to it though if you hike from somewhere on the west side of it, so it appeared. (There was one guy fishing there.)
In early August I fished next to the fenced in area on the inside of the bridge and caught spanish mackerel and blue fish. Went for flounder but did not succeed. While there I saw a couple of guys with clip boards walking around making notes. Being the nosy person that I am I asked if they were construction people. Reply = No. They were engineers making notes about what would be required to properly rebuild the seawall. They said the original job was not done right and used metal walls that had rusted thorough and left holes for wave wash to undermine the asphalt surface. They said it was going to be pretty expensive to repair correctly and had no idea when money might be allocated for the project. There were a couple of mullet guys throwing nets and they had some success.
I guess "repairing" was not quite the right word. I dont think they have found the money yet and given the budget climate, dont know when they will unless some "emergency" funds come down from the feds.
David, I stopped there last saturday. There is an opening to the seawall at the end of the parking lot without getting on the private property. There was no sign prohibiting access. There was also a place when you went under the bridge. Water was running like a river. I got no bites but didn't know what I was doing either. Someone was fishing past the corner to the west. Don't know how he got there.
http://blog.al.com/live/2012/09/new_...pment_pla.html here is a link for what is planned for the pass.
so where is the temporary Gulf restaurant going to be located?
Not sure.. I hope that there are no plans to start charging to fish or for the parking garage.
Oh you can bet that they will charge or fishing for sure.
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so where is the temporary Gulf restaurant going to be located?
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[size=12pt]South side of highway on the property advavent to the west of the parking lot. About where the last restuarant was.[/size]
And it will be ready by October? I don't see how it can be.
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Not sure.. I hope that there are no plans to start charging to fish or for the parking garage.
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If they were to ask me for my input, I would say build something similar to this:
[img width=607 height=434]http://media.tcpalm.com/media/img/photos/2008/07/25/vero%20%20(6)-3425_t607.JPG[/img]
I wouldn't mind paying for the right to fish there if it meant that others wouldn't be messing up the area or they at least used some of the money to keep it clean. If they were to keep it free it may draw some of the dead bait on the bottom slobs away from the pier.
D, where's that photo taken? I'd like to see that across Perdido Pass! Grover catcher paradise! :banana:
I did a Google image search with the words "pier under bridge florida", since I knew that Florida has several piers and dikes underneath bridges. I just copied the first one that looked like it would be ideal for Perdido Pass. This one happens to be in Vero Beach, here is a link to the site I snagged the pic from: http://www.tcpalm.com/photos/2008/jul/25/98432/ It would be a very productive fishing platform, not just for but including mangos.
[font=comic sans ms][size=12pt]Stopped at the pass and got a couple pics on the way home from church. Building the restaurant out of old containers! I woulda got more but it started pouring rain as soon as I got out of the vehicle. No evidence of any progress on the seawall.
The southwest corner of the parking area not lookin’ very fisherman friendly anymore.
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[img width=720 height=540]http://i1102.photobucket.com/albums/g446/finchaser1/Android%20Pics/20120930_120835.jpg[/img]
Sure hope the food tastes exceptionally good because right now it looks like it's going to turn into some sort of eyesore. I can see making a hunting camp out of old shipping containers, but a restaurant? Oh, come on, really-----
I recently had an email exchange with the guy from ALDOT in charge of the project.
Let's hope they get the grant money ::)Quote:
As you know the wall at the Perdido Pass Bridge has been deteriorating for quite some time. Up until recently our maintenance crews were able to keep up with the damage. Unfortunately, a section of the parking lot caved in under the weight of a person and we were forced to fence off the area for safety reasons. We are working on a project to replace the metal sheet pile wall. The plans should be ready the first of the year and has a price tag of almost $9 million dollars. ALDOT, Dept. of Conservation and Orange Beach have requested grant money to pay for the project. If we don’t receive the grant it will complete with the many other projects for funding.
The restaurant is being built by the guy who owns the Hangout. I heard that the containers are temporary until the seawall can be repaired.
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[size=10pt]http://blog.al.com/live/2012/09/new_commercial_development_pla.html here is a link for what is planned for the pass.[/size]
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“The eatery will serve as a temporary structure until the Alabama Department of Transportation repairs the bulkhead that surrounds part of the site, according to the developers and city officials.”
http://blog.al.com/live/2012/09/new_...pment_pla.html
Well I hope those palm trees ten feet from the seawall are temporary too! ::)
"The city would reap the benefit from his project," she said. "It would be a place for tourists and our community to go. It would have fishing and open markets and be a place where people can interact with the waterfront. We want to get that point to its potential."
It's not difficult to read between the lines and know who that potential will benefit. So long free fishing at AP, hello pay to play.
[size=12pt]http://www.gulfcoastnewstoday.com/area_news/article_711a5dc8-22de-11e2-893b-0019bb2963f4.html[/size]