The Port of San Diego began construction work on Monday at the Imperial Beach Pier to replace pilings and maintain the structural integrity of the landmark, which will cause a brief closure this week.
On Monday and Tuesday, the pier remained open while contracting crews prepped the site and erected staging. On Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, the pier is closed to the public for the placement of the pilings before opening again for the weekend. For that part of the project, a helicopter was employed to bring in to stage and install the new pilings.
This coming weekend, the pier will temporarily reopen to the public, then, Nov. 25-27, the pier will close at the midway point for localized deck board replacement and utility piping work before being completely reopened once again.
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The Port of San Diego has managed the pier since 1991 and has done major construction work several times, including an upgrade in 2006 and a replacement of nearly all of the pier's planks in 2014.
More recently, in 2021 and 2022, the port finished some beautification work such as murals, a shade canopy, new paint and replacing a wood railing with a steel cable one.
Future construction work may require partial pier closures or short full pier closures, a statement from the port read. The full project is scheduled to be complete in summer 2025.
