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# Letter: Poor timing
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/letter-poor-timing/
- Published: 2013-03-12T23:21:56.000Z
- Updated: 2024-12-03T21:05:15.000Z
- Author: Daniel Archuleta
- Tags: Letters, Opinion, Santa Monica Pier, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2025-11-06 13:52

![A crew works on a new pedestrian path Tuesday on the bridge that connects the Santa Monica Pier and Ocean Avenue. The project will create one path for pedestrians. (Photo by Daniel Archuleta)](https://storage.ghost.io/c/55/9f/559f9abc-8372-4a2e-8c2d-27386da4e363/content/images/smdp-com/wp-content/uploads/sites/21/2024/07/031313-_-x-pier-bridge.jpg)

A crew works on a new pedestrian path Tuesday on the bridge that connects the Santa Monica Pier and Ocean Avenue. The project will create one path for pedestrians. (Photo by Daniel Archuleta)

Editor:

I saw the deconstruction of the sidewalk \[on the Santa Monica Pier Bridge\] this morning and couldn't believe what I was seeing. I understand there is an event — \[the Los Angeles Marathon\] — that has been held in Santa Monica on the third Sunday in March for the past few years and is also to be held again this year.

I would assume there will be tens of thousands of people in the area this Sunday for the event. There probably was a communication gap, or not. The work could have been done a week earlier or a week later, but why not screw things up. Whomever set these dates should explain why?

David McEvoy

Santa Monica