New railings along the Bonner Bridge section being converted into a fishing pier. [NCDOT photo]
To keep everyone safe, officials are reminding people that the pedestrian pier being constructed from the vestiges of the old Herbert C. Bonner Bridge is currently closed to the public.
Work is expected to be completed later this summer.
However, N.C. Department of Transportation contract crews are constructing a new hard surface walking path from the parking lot to the pier, removing asphalt from the old N.C. 12 at the south end of the pier and installing signs on the pier.
Until work is complete and the pier is opened to the public, people should not walk on the pier and should avoid the construction areas and equipment.