Frankston Pier restoration project comes to an end
A storm surge last year turned part of Frankston Pier into a temporary tourist hotspot. A recent fix will help ensure it won't happen againA project to restore Melbourne’s Frankston Pier has finished a year after the end of it broke off and washed up on the beach, becoming an overnight photobomb hotspot.
The 220-metre pier, which dates back to the 1860s, was severely damaged and famously broke up in a storm surge that hit in August last year, with a free-floating section eventually beaching on the Frankston foreshore.
The broken section – which included a bench seat – became a local icon until it was recovered.
The restored pier is better than the one that broke up, with 75 piles replaced to help it withstand any future storm surges sweeping Melbourne’s Port Phillip Bay.
Boaters using the facility will also gain from longer low landings, which have been extended by 7.2 metres on both the northern and southern sides.
The pier head – the bit that famously broke off last year – has been completely rebuilt including new piles and fenders.
Huge mistake.#frankstonpier pic.twitter.com/LnyMoYGi3t
— Mark Santomartino (@msanto92) August 9, 2019
The $670,000 in funding for the pier’s restoration has come from the State Government’s Better Recreational Facilities program
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