VENTURA : Jetty Extension to Be Finished Soon
Construction on the north jetty at Ventura Harbor began earlier this month and is expected to be completed in mid-December, harbor officials said.
Crews are lengthening the jetty by 300 feet as part of a $7.7-million project intended to improve safety and reduce dredging costs.
The first phase of the project--building a 650-foot rock seawall on the beach south of the harbor--was completed earlier this month.
After the jetty is extended, the breakwater will be lengthened by 300 feet. That extension, the third and final phase of the project, is scheduled to be finished in the summer, said Richard Parsons, general manager of the Ventura Port District.
The project is designed to save the harbor millions of dollars in dredging costs and reduce the impact of waves at the harbor entrance, which is considered one of the most dangerous in Southern California, Parsons said.
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