MARINA DEL REY— The aged docks next to Burton Chace Park will soon be restored after the county Board of Supervisors approved $15.5 million worth of alterations during a July 8 meeting.
Construction on Anchorage 47, which will include 11 docks with 253 boat slips, will begin in November. Reconfigurations will also include upgraded water, power and sewer structures.
“The new docks will enable us to accommodate a larger variety of vessels and the needs of modern boaters which are different than what they were decades ago,” said Carol Baker, Los Angeles County Beaches and Harbors spokeswoman.
The project will be completed in three phases and is expected to last until July of 2016, according to Baker.
“Some of the docks are offline completely, because of excessive wear and tear where the sea lions have gotten the best of them,” Baker said. “They needed to be not only replaced and rebuilt, but they also needed to be modernized. These are older docks and it was just time for them to go.”
The project will also include upgrades to the area’s adjacent boardwalk, the county-owned parking area and restroom, which adds about $3.2 million to the overall cost of the project.
“It was determined during the design...
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