The city of San Diego unveiled what a new Ocean Beach Pier might look like. These 3 renderings were put together based on feedback from the public on three preliminary design concepts that were first revealed in September.
According to the city:
As the final design of the replacement pier is being developed, City staff will be working to acquire the proper environmental permits for the project under the California Environmental Quality Act and engage with the appropriate stakeholders to get feedback during the Environmental Impact Report process, as well as acquire proper funding. The current estimated cost range for the Ocean Beach Pier Renewal project is $170 million to $190 million. This number is the estimated total project cost and includes everything completed so far for the community engagement process all the way through the end of construction.
If the project receives the proper environmental permitting and secures the necessary funding, demolition of the existing pier and construction of the new pier will take place concurrently. The new pier will be constructed over approximately the same footprint as the existing pier but with a higher deck elevation to minimize the potential for wave damage and account for future sea level rise. Work would start from the base of the pier, where it connects with the land, and work toward the west.
The timeline for the start and end of construction for this project is yet to be determined but will be provided once the environmental permitting process and funding acquisition process are complete. A current project timeline is available on the Pier Renewal project webpage on the Pier Renewal project webpage.
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Perhaps it is just me, but I think all these illustrations fail to give a complete picture of how this new pier is to really look. It would be helpful if an accurate nuts-and-bolts drawing would be put together (sort of like a technical blueprint), or an accurate model. A side-by-side comparison of the physical dimensions of this proposed pier to the current one would also be helpful.
Right now I just see a bunch of stylized glamor drawings/shots.
/s/ Chris Kennedy
Replying to my own comment! Apparently, there was a model of the proposed pier at the presentation—need to find where it is.
/s/ Chris Kennedy
That is waaaaay more nuts expensive than I would have thought. The last navy pier I was on (a year ago) was $110M, 60 x 1600 ft and 5 times more pier pilings, not counting mooring pilings and yokohamas.
If the project receives the proper environmental permitting and secures the necessary funding (by Todd’s backdoor contribution program?), demolition of the existing pier and construction of the new pier will take place concurrently (LOL, every crane you stick out there has an anchoring system. Have to land and process demo. And likely have to barge piling in, don’t see trucking 100ft piling through OB).
Based on these drawings it essentially looks the same as it is currently built with a few pergolas at the end? How anti-climactic!
Actually, for me, the fewer changes from the current pier the better. What has worried me is that the new pier would be an “entertainment venue” with clubs, etc.
/s/ Chris Kennedy