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Pensacola Beach Fishing Pier Expected To Open In Two Weeks After Repairs
June 12, 2021
Temporary hurricane damage repairs on Pensacola Beach Fishing Pier will begin Monday, June 14. The repairs are expected to be completed within a couple of weeks.
“Public Works is working diligently to reopen the fishing pier at Casino Beach as soon as possible,” said Chairman and District 4 County Commissioner Robert Bender. “I am really looking forward to seeing anglers return to this recreational amenity on Pensacola Beach.”
After meeting onsite with FEMA representatives about Hurricane Sally damage, the county received approval to move forward with these temporary repairs. Escambia County is also working on receiving approval from DEP for temporary repairs to the walk overs at Park West.
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16 Responses to “Pensacola Beach Fishing Pier Expected To Open In Two Weeks After Repairs”
Please remove the concrete pilings above the rail. Move the lights below the rails. You will loose your fish going over them. No other pier was smart enough to make that mistake.
@ j in Perdido, you must be one of those people who never has used a county or city pier or park. So instead of saying the city and county has other things to worry about why don’t you take time to call the city and county and tell them to do their jobs and that they work for us and not special interest.
Temporary repairs mean that they will put Orange fencing where there is no railing and hope no one falls thru.
What exactly does “temporary” repairs mean??
County and City have plenty too deal with. Get over yourself. I doubt you or most people you know make fix/restorations without insurance signing off. On top of all that it is clear the discussion is about two different piers, lol
Typical braindead government entity management.
you ought to see the inaction on the city of Pensacola s part on the parks they have on the water that Sally tore up. When you call ask why they aren’t fixed the answer is they are waiting on FEMA. Total mularkey. But they steady spending money on their pet projects downtown while the average park user gets nothing but the runaround from the city cops if you try to use the parks.
Uh….they probably didn’t fix the pier because the bridge was out…where is that rolleyes emoji?
The pier never reopened after
Hurricane Sally. The pier has been closed to everyone since September 16th!
Why didn’t you make the repairs while
the bay bridge was out ???
They should have figured that once the
bay was open, fisherman would to get
back to what they love…….
Why didn’t they fix it while the bridge was closed down instead of waiting until it was back open? It seems a bit redundant to fix it now.
I believe the pier has been closed since the hurricane. Glad they are repairing it finally.
spend some that toll money and fix it!!!!!!!!!!
if you can not use it for that, then concider it a loan until fema pays
You gotta be kidding me! How long has the bridge been out? This pier could not have been fixed during the same time? Sounds like improper planning to me!
This is good news, but it is way past due. We should not have to get FEMA’s approval to make temporary repairs to get the pier back open. Send in county inspectors and engineers, make the repairs, and move forward. This hand wringing over federal approval and federal funding for every little thing is counterproductive.
I’m glad this will be repaired. Many people love this pier including my family. I wish the timing could have been better, like maybe done before summer break and when beach access was more limited or during the not as busy season. Its sad it will be closed during Father’s day. A lot of dads were probably hoping to fish that weekend