The Port of San Diego commenced repairs on the west side of the Shelter Island Boat Launch Ramp on Monday, January 27, 2025, with the project scheduled for completion in April. During this time, the east side floating dock remained open and accessible, and the Port anticipated it would stay operational throughout the repair project.
The repair work included pumping approximately 200 cubic yards of sand underneath the damaged floating docks and depositing it onto the adjacent upland beach along the existing concrete boardwalk to address erosion issues. Crews also installed neoprene sleeves and stainless-steel wedge anchors along the existing seawall to prevent future sand migration. Damaged floating docks were removed and replaced with a newly installed floating dock.
Construction activities required rerouting pedestrian and vehicular traffic around the work zones. Noise disruptions from machinery and construction operations were experienced during the hours of 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Monday through Saturday.
In June 2023, significant damage to the west floating dock was identified due to sand accumulation, which caused the dock to bottom out at low tide. For public safety, the Port closed the dock while keeping the east side floating docks accessible to boaters. Following the closure, the Port’s engineering department...
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In other words the contractor on the original boat ramp upgrade just a few years ago messed up and now someone is trying to fix the mistakes. You would think it would be warrantee work at no or little cost but….
Anyway the Port Of San Diego can afford it since they have lots of $$$ and no oversite on how it’s spent.