Anybody heard anything lately on what they are doing with the Pier?
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Anybody heard anything lately on what they are doing with the Pier?
I've heard they're doing nothing.
... until the fall :-(
BOO!
At least some portion will be open, unlike the previous rebuild when construction closed prime fishing time.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pier#r
When life gives you lemons, just learn to tolerate bitter outcomes. Sometimes there is no lemonade.
ay there's the rub: Earlier statements (made to me by folks 'in the loop') to the effect assuring the balance of the pier will remain open during repairs (at least to the middle platform), are now being mulled over and may be nulled.Quote:
Originally Posted by midwestexile
That revelation does not make me happy :-(
I just wish somebody would let us now if and when repairs are to start. Has a contract been bid sure hope so. Is any work being done to get started on poring of the pillars.
One problem with the long span is that the pier bents must be able to bear the load (there are 4 gone, and more may be compromised, so at least 2X or 3X design load to span 200 feet). This means that probably one could only support a narrow walkway to the octi that might not support traffic like the golf carts, a lot of people at once, or the equipment and materials needed to repair the octi. This would have to be some sort of custom design/build overhead truss.Quote:
Originally Posted by OldSpool
While most of us fishermen, including me, would be happy with such a narrow walkway, the state may not be willing to do it.
A similar type of breach occurred at the Okaloosa Island pier in Fort Walton Beach about 30 years ago. But there was only one bent knocked down then and two spans bridged (about 70 feet). The GSPPier gap is nearly 3 times that distance...
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Interesting reading @ https://floridadep.gov/sites/default...ce-Part1_0.pdf
True that. The only sensible route to construction site is out the existing pier. The only place for setup is the parking lot. In a clash between my cart and forklift, I give way.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pier#r
Still, if they wait until after hurricane season to start, they won't see their work tossed overboard again before they are even done. And until they start, we fish.
Once access is restored, let's just hope the months of isolation from humans have not turned the island into a nesting box for endangered sea birds which cannot be disturbed.
That's part of the problem about "those in the loop" . They have no skin in the game and could care less about fishermen using their "educational pier". The fishermen just clutter it up with garbage and are always bitching about the sea life which is what "those in the loop" are selling to attract more people to the pier. Why else would they build a double decker except to cater to the tourist. Hell, they sure as devil won't extend the pier 25 yards further out (I know wishful thinking), allow shark fishing during daylight hours or even reasonable evening hours without massive amounts of attention from the Fish Police, or even dredge around the front of the pier instead of making a deep water trough a mile or two out for the fish to school up.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pier#r
Allen
I'm just wondering if all this paper work that everyone says is holding up the start of repairs had been done last year and work was started the end of Hurricane Season the pier would probably be finished by now.
Got a call in to Montgomery trying to find some info on the delay to start Pier repairs. Wanting to now if any of the 80 million that is to be allocated to State Parks in the Election coming up could be designated to start repairs on the pier. Also if not what is the future plans for the Repairs. Will supposedly get a call back next week and will post anything I find out.