Snow's Cut Boat Ramp Will Close For Renovations

Both the Star News and Snow's Cut Monthly report that the Snow's Cut (or Annie Drive) public boat ramp will close for improvements this fall and winter.

The Carolina Beach State Park boat ramp has been closed all season and is set to open back up in June 2010 while the Fort Fisher Basin boat ramp is also set to be closed for repairs over the winter months.

Renovations on the Snow's Cut public boat ramps includes paving the parking lot, adding lane markings, and adding a tie-down lane to improve traffic flow. The ramps and docks will be replaced, with the new ramps relocating farther inland for better protection from waves and wind. The public boat ramp access should be open again in time for next boating season.

A fishing pier to be added to the boardwalk on the canal side is currently in the plans. The Star News reports that some people worry that this will add major congestion to the access. Other people welcome the addition of a fishing pier.

Renovations to the Carolina Beach State Park boat access include re-doing the docks and boat ramps, repaving the parking lot, and adding new bulkheads in front of the current ones.

Funding for the Snow's Cut boat access project will come from a combination of a grant from the marine fisheries department and from boat registration and licensing fees.

Read the full Star-News article here:
www.starnewsonline.com/article/20090805/ARTICLES/908059984/1004