Fort Myers Beach Pier: The Old Piles Are All Out, the New Ones Are Going In — and the Walking Detour Is About to Move
Lee County's pier replacement has cleared the last of the original pier's piles. Production pile driving continues this week with more noise and vibration, and pedestrians will soon cross Estero Boulevard as the Lynn Hall Memorial Park work begins.
Fort Myers Beach — The old pier is gone from the water. All remaining piles from the original Fort Myers Beach Pier have now been removed, Lee County's project team reported in its October 29 update, and crews will spend the coming week driving production piles for the replacement pier — work the county warns may bring increased noise and noticeable vibrations along the beach.
The county is asking beachgoers to give the work site a wide berth: no swimming, wading, fishing or boating in the vicinity, no blankets or tents set up against the construction fence, and everyone stays outside the fence, barriers and restricted areas and follows crew directions and posted signs. As crews load piles from the beach onto the barge in the coming weeks, pedestrian access may be temporarily restricted, with flaggers on site to walk beachgoers safely around the operation.
The walking route itself is about to change. The pedestrian detour will move: walkers will be directed to cross Estero Boulevard and use the sidewalk on the opposite side of the roadway, because of upcoming work tied to the neighboring Lynn Hall Memorial Park project. The county asks visitors to follow the posted detour signs and use the designated crossings, and it is offering project updates by email for anyone who writes to the pier project address.
