Repair works progress on storm-damaged Worthing Pier
The final supporting column has been installed at Worthing Pier amid a programme of repairs.
Permanent repairs to Worthing Pier continue to progress after storm damage forced the attraction to close in 2024.
In an update on the works shared on Thursday, November 12, a Worthing Borough Council spokesperson said: “All four of the new supporting columns have now been installed at Worthing Pier - a key landmark in our permanent repairs project to protect it for years to come.
“We’ve explained before how we built a steel support structure as a temporary fix to give the pier extra strength after it suffered storm damage in 2024.
“The steelwork was only designed to do that job for a couple of years, so our permanent solution involves driving 12m-long piles into the beach towards the southern end of the pier. The new columns stand on those piles to take the strain when we remove the temporary support structure.
“The team from our contractor, Mackley, have been working at night this week to install the final column, involving welding and then encasing the bases in concrete."
The authority said the next step will see brackets, tie bars and bull rails installed during the next set of spring tides later this month.