Manhattan Beach Pier Railing Replacement: City Wants Public Input

MANHATTAN BEACH, CA — Community input is needed on the replacement of the existing safety railings on and around the Manhattan Beach Pier, according to the city website, and the City of Manhattan Beach is hosting a public presentation on Thursday, Oct. 29 from 6-7 p.m. The pier handrails are considered a contributing feature of the Pier’s historical association.

The city reports, "The scope of the project will involve the railing along the pier as well as partially along a segment of an existing bicycle trail and lower parking lot that perpendicularly bisect the pier entrance. This replacement project will bring the railing up to current building code which addresses spacing between rails; repairing damaged and corroded portions; create segments rather than long continuous single-post painted steel pipes to make future repairs easier and cost efficient; as well as minor repairs to concrete and concrete curbs on-and adjacent to the rails."

The Manhattan Beach Pier, built in 1920 and named as a State Historical Landmark in 1995 for being the oldest concrete Pier on the West Coast, is approximately 928 feet and stretches from the end of Manhattan Beach Boulevard over the Pacific Ocean, according to the city.

The public meeting is being held via Zoom. The Meeting ID is "982 481 3295" and the Passcode is the word "Project".