Further damage has been found at a pier. Worthing Pier was forced to shut on October 10 after storm damage was discovered to one of the structure’s underside supports. Structural engineers have been working on plans for a temporary support to be put in place during the next spring tide in mid November, with hopes that this would allow for the pier to be reopened partially to the public.
Worthing Borough Council has now warned further damage was uncovered during recent inspections and the support will have to be more substantial. Work is still expected to begin on the temporary measure in mid November. “Our contractors were working hard to stabilise the piles near to where the pier suffered the storm damage that forced us to close it earlier this month,” a council spokesman said.
“That damage meant we had to remove a broken pile to the south of the central pavilion, which has put extra stress on the other piles. Engineers under Worthing Pier (Image: Adur and Worthing Councils) “Unfortunately, while we were examining the piles on either side of the one that we had to remove, we discovered that they had suffered damage which was hidden from view. “We believe this was caused by the extra strain they are currently under from the weight of the pier.
“This means that the temporary support to the pier is likely to be more substantial than initially thought, but we are hopeful that they will allow for partial reopening of the pier.” The council said the temporary suppo.
