There's a whole lot of activity at Cini Park this week as Amtrak works to finish off the new 130 space parking lot and East Lyme Parks and Recreation sets up the parking kiosk in time for the Boardwalk's grand opening on June 7.
A number of elected officials and dignitaries will be on hand for a ribbon cutting to officially open Amtrak's new swing bridge at 10 a.m. Then there will be a grand tour of the new boardwalk, which will be open for limited tours for the public on Friday and open to all on Saturday.
The town's section of the boardwalk, which was destroyed by a one-two punch from storms Irene and Sandy, will remain closed until the end of the summer,
Repairing it would have required Hole in the Wall Beach to close for the summer, and many events were already scheduled to take place on the beach.
"The preliminary design for our side is in and we have $3.1 million we can spend," said East Lyme First Selectman Paul Formica said.
Until work on the town's half of the boardwalk can begin at the end of August, the broken rubble of the old boardwalk will be fenced off for safety.
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