The $1.1 million project is the first phase of what will likely be a seven-year project to completely replace the Ocean City Boardwalk between Fifth and 12th streets.
City Council voted in June to award a contract to Fred M. Schiavone Construction of Malaga for the phase between Fifth and Sixth streets.
Working offsite, workers used an existing stock of southern yellow pine to construct 12-by-42-foot sections of boardwalk. The sections were trucked in, and the advance work allowed contractors to proceed more quickly.
For runners, walkers and bicyclists accustomed to the uninterrupted five-mile round trip on the boards, the progress is good news. The entire block (decking and substructure) was demolished in the fall, forcing an off-Boardwalk detour between Sixth Street and Brighton Place.
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