A section of the pier at Skerries Harbour will close from Friday to facilitate repair works due to "significant" corrosion.
Fingal County Council confirmed that the decision to close the pier was taken after a survey found large voids in the sheet piles of the quay wall on the outer harbour that was originally constructed in 1968. The report was conducted by Malachy Walsh & Partners (MWP) and an underwater thickness survey by Norfolk Marine Engineering in December 2021.
The decision to close the affected section of the pier is on foot of a recommendation in a report by Malachy Walsh & Partners (MWP), a consultant with extensive Marine Structural experience.
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The survey designated the structure as being in a critical condition, with “advanced deterioration and significant defects noted to the structural element” and because there was “advanced deterioration and significant defects”.
The MWP report added that “given the condition of the pier”, it recommended closure until remediation works are carried out. Fingal County Council has appointed a consultant engineer team to design a new structure to ensure the long-term future of the pier.
The local authority has confirmed that the section will remain closed until until the remedial work has been completed. A spokesman for the council said: "Contractors will move in tomorrow to move containers, currently located on the affected section of the pier, to new locations which have been agreed with the owners.
"A 10m opening has been provided along the pier for unloading of catch and a fence will be erected to secure the closed off area. Fingal County Council regrets the inconvenience caused to harbour users and boat owners by the decision to close this section of the pier," they added.
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