Seattle mayor OKs 'emergency dismantling' of waterfront pier

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

SEATTLE (AP) — Mayor Jenny Durkan on Friday approved the “emergency dismantling” of Seattle’s 50-year-old downtown Pier 58.

The pier between the Seattle Aquarium and the Great Wheel holds up Waterfront Park — a boardwalk space with benches, scenic views and telescopes.

Seattle Structural, a private engineering firm, recommends Pier 58 be removed within 90 days, a news release from Durkan's office said. The city was planning to renovate the pier as part of an overhaul of the entire waterfront after the removal of the Alaskan Way Viaduct — just not so soon, The Seattle Times reported.

Seattle shut the park and hired the firm to do an assessment after discovering last week the pier had shifted, leaving a gap between it and the Elliott Bay Seawall, which was recently rebuilt on the edge of the land.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/seattle-mayor-oks-emergency-dismantling-of-waterfront-pier/ar-BB17ZThu?ocid=hplocalnews

[nolabear]

1. Damn. Between that and the West Seattle Bridge

the place is falling apart.

Actually I’m glad they caught it, and it shouldn’t be too expensive to replace, as long as they do it.

[RainCaster]

2. They can make a nice place for the tweakers

Ksharma would push for that.