White Rock pier will be closed March 18-25, as repairs get underway.

White Rock pier will be closed March 18-25, as repairs get underway.

White Rock pier to close for repairs

Repairs to White Rock pier get underway Monday, closing the structure to the public through March 25, and intermittently through May 17.

A White Rock landmark popular amongst exercise enthusiasts and visitors alike will be closed to the public next week and intermittently through mid-May.

City communications co-ordinator Jamie Leggatt confirmed Tuesday that the closure is to facilitate the repair and replacement of damaged piles and cross-braces; work that was identified as necessary during a 2010 inspection.

Council voted Feb. 25 to proceed with the work, estimated to cost $405,000.

In all, 16 piles are being stabilized in the process, with the project to take no more than 45 days in all.

March 18-25, crews will be conducting pile-driving using a large barge. The work is dependent on high tide and will be noisy, Leggatt said.

The work is expected to be completed by May 17.

 

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