The Jacksonville Pier opens today, July 6th!

Mayor Lenny Curry and Mayor Christine Hoffman will host a ribbon cutting ceremony to re-open the Jacksonville Beach Pier at 10 a.m. The pier fully closed in 2019 to repair damages from Hurricanes Irma and Matthew. The structure has been raised an additional 8 feet, to protect from storm surge and withstand future storms. 

In a phased re-opening, pedestrians will be allowed onto the pier from 7:00am-7:00pm, daily. During this phase, City officials and Jax Beach Police Department will be monitoring use of the pier and gathering community input prior to a full re-opening. 

Within two weeks, fishing will return to the pier with a three-rod limit and will otherwise comply with Florida Fish and Wildlife rules. A more detailed set of parameters will be released prior to the commencement of fishing.

At this time, bathrooms and the bait shop will not be open. A comprehensive Request for Proposals will be released by the City in the coming months with the expectation of finalizing rules and parameters for pedestrian and fishing use of the pier.

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