TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Part of the Skyway Fishing Pier is shutting down on Monday after the Florida Department of Transportation recently completed structural inspections.
“Vehicle and pedestrian access beyond the bait shop is no longer allowed at Skyway Fishing Pier State Park,” a notice on the Florida Park’s website read. “Vehicles may continue onto the pier up to a point just south of the bait shop, which will remain open. Visitors should adhere to all posted signage.”
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A spokesperson with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection said that “because the structure was not originally designed as a park facility or fishing pier, some repairs may not be feasible.”
The Skyway Fishing Pier is open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. It costs $4 per vehicle and $4 per person to access the pier…