By Daily Press staff
Repairs will begin today on the roadway leading from Ocean Avenue down to the Santa Monica Pier.
The city is removing raveled asphalt, broken deck boards and fixing damaged stringers, a city press release stated.
However, the roadway construction will require closing the beach bike path and service road directly under the pier.
The bike path will be detoured around the east side of the pier starting at Bay Street north to Arizona Avenue until the project is completed on March 22.
Concrete barricades will also be installed to keep beach-goers and pier visitors from entering the construction area.
Construction notices have been posted on the bike path and all streets feeding into it, along with a map the highlights the detour route.
For more information on the roadwork, bike path closure or detour route, please contact the city’s Pier Maintenance Department at (310) 458-8693.
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on March 4, 2002. Read the original PDF.