Pacifica Gets $7.75M For Infrastructure Project, Pier Repairs

PACIFICA, CA — Several San Mateo County cities, including Pacifica, received funding for local projects through the state budget due to a surplus, according to Assembly Speaker pro Tem Kevin Mullin (D-South San Francisco).

Pacifica will receive $7.75 million for the Esplanade Infrastructure Preservation Project, Redwood City will receive $5 million for construction of the Redwood City Ferry Terminal and Millbrae will receive $2 million for reconstruction of the Millbrae Recreation Center that was destroyed in a 2016 fire.

All funding came as a result from requests by Mullin, except for a joint $500,000 request with Sen. Josh Becker (D-Menlo Park) that will go toward repairing damage to the Pacifica Municipal Pier.

“This year’s exceptional budget surplus presented an opportunity for members to request funding for local projects, a first time in my Assembly tenure,” Mullin said in a news release. “I am pleased to announce I was able to secure critical infrastructure funding for the cities of Millbrae, Pacifica and Redwood City. While each of these city-specific projects provide a benefit to the local community receiving the funds, I believe there is a broader benefit to San Mateo County and our region as a whole.”

In Pacifica, the Esplanade Infrastructure Preservation Projects would provide infrastructure to help mitigate erosion of the beach by installing a protection structure.

"These projects are critical to ensure the protection of Esplanade Avenue from further bluff erosion, and risk to critical infrastructure — roadway, water, sewer and other utilities — that serve the naturally affordable housing in the Manor area of Pacifica,” said Mayor Sue Beckmeyer.

Beckmeyer also called the Pacifica Pier a “significant regional recreational asset” that hosts visitors from all over the Bay Area, and that the funding would help repair a portion of the pier that was significantly damaged by last winter’s storms.