Pigeon Point dock could be open by mid-October

By STEPHEN FASTENAU sfastenau@beaufortgazette.com

Updated September 23, 2015 8:32 AM

FILE: Sections of the floating dock at the Pigeon Point Landing in Beaufort -- photographed Aug. 6, 2015, -- have come apart and the metal has cracked, forcing the closure of the landing until repairs can be effected. Jay Karr jkarr@islandpacket.com

The dock at Pigeon Point boat landing could be completed within about three weeks, Beaufort city manager Bill Prokop said Tuesday.

The dock will be shipped to a contractor and repaired and is expected to be back in place by the middle of October. In August, a fisherman reported the dock at the end of Pigeon Point road felt unsteady, and it was closed.

Beaufort public works director Lamar Taylor said significant boat wake in the area could have affected the structure.

The work will be paid for with money the city budgeted for unexpected repairs, according to an August release.

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This story was originally published September 23, 2015 at 8:23 AM with the headline "Pigeon Point dock could be open by mid-October."

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