San Diego will partially reopen the Ocean Beach Pier after repairs to damage caused by storms earlier this year are completed, it was announced on Wednesday.
Deck and railing damage from the 2019 storm were repaired, and the pier was deemed structurally sound enough for public use even though inspections found pier columns and other parts of the structure needed future repair, according to city spokesperson Alec Phillipp.
But other storms since forced the pier to close again, most recently in January 2021.
Deck and railing repairs from land to the bait shop are expected in the coming weeks, but damage beyond the bait shop is still being assessed and may need that part of the structure may need repairs before the pier opens to the public.
Phillipp was unable to provide a timetable for reopening in the short term and said the city is already working on the long-term plan.
SAN DIEGO
A newly released report shows that San Diego’s iconic Ocean Beach pier has suffered significant deterioration over the last 55 years and, despite multiple attempts to repair it, it could be the end of the road for the structure.
However, city officials said Thursday, they have since made some repairs and are reassessing more recent damage to the pier. They will make updates to the report before reaching a decision about the future of the pier.
The report was completed by the advisory firm Moffatt & Nichol in 2019, but it was only recently released to the news media. It makes the case that the pier “has reached the end of its service life.”
Undergrounding of utility lines in La Jolla Shores is stalled as San Diego awaits new franchise agreement
Utility line undergrounding projects throughout San Diego are stalled pending a new franchise agreement.
(San Diego Gas & Electric)
Published Feb. 27, 2021 Updated March 1, 2021 1:26 PM PT
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A project to place overhead utility lines underground has stalled in La Jolla Shores, part of a pause on such projects throughout San Diego pending a new utility franchise agreement.
That is unsettling to Andrew Perry, who has lived in The Shores for two years above the art gallery he opened six months ago at 2218 Avenida de la Playa.
OTAY MESA
A semi truck carrying liquid oxygen sprung a leak Thursday, sending white clouds over a street in Otay Mesa in the early morning darkness.
Hazardous materials crews and Chula Vista and San Diego firefighters responded to the leak, which was reported shortly before 5 a.m. near La Media Road and Airway Road in Otay Mesa near the U.S.-Mexico border.
The leak was secured shortly before 6:20 a.m., more than an hour after crews first responded, said San Diego Fire-Rescue spokesman Alec Phillipp.
The driver of the truck was evaluated but not transported, Phillipp said.
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Streets in the area, including eastbound Interstate 905 at La Mesa, were closed down while crews dealt with the spill. The truck stop next to the hazard also was evacuated, according to OnScene TV.