END OF CAPE HENLOPEN FISHING PIER TO REMAIN CLOSED FOR STRUCTURAL REPAIRS
The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control announced today that the last 145 feet of the 1,300-foot Cape Henlopen State Park fishing pier will remain closed until structural repairs can be made. Additionally, the public cannot access certain closed-off sections along the side of the pier and two areas marked as "no standing zone."
During an annual engineering review, the DNREC Division of Parks and Recreation decided to close this portion of the World War II-era pier in November 2023.
The engineering review, now completed, produced a detailed evaluation of the entire structure, including a dive team's underwater review of the pilings. The structural repair design details are finalized, and the preliminary cost estimate is close to $1 million. Once repairs are funded, construction is expected to take three to six months.
Though the DNREC Division of Parks and Recreation has completed repair projects to the CHSP pier over the last 15 years, the pier has lasted well beyond its life expectancy. Repairs include removing the unsafe, dilapidated end of the pier in 2012 and adding pile jackets in 2021.
During an annual engineering review, the DNREC Division of Parks and Recreation decided to close this portion of the World War II-era pier in November 2023.
The engineering review, now completed, produced a detailed evaluation of the entire structure, including a dive team's underwater review of the pilings. The structural repair design details are finalized, and the preliminary cost estimate is close to $1 million. Once repairs are funded, construction is expected to take three to six months.
Though the DNREC Division of Parks and Recreation has completed repair projects to the CHSP pier over the last 15 years, the pier has lasted well beyond its life expectancy. Repairs include removing the unsafe, dilapidated end of the pier in 2012 and adding pile jackets in 2021.
