The original opening date for the boardwalk project has been pushed back through July, city officials said. View Full Caption DNAinfo/Katie Honan

ROCKAWAY PARK — Construction on a section of the boardwalk that has been delayed due to crane regulations passed last month will severely limit beach access in the neighborhood this summer, according to the Parks Department.

On Memorial Day, the official start of the season, beaches from Beach 108th to Beach 109th, and Beach 115th to Beach 117th streets in Rockaway Park, will be open for swimming.

All other beaches between Beach 108th and Beach 126th streets will be closed until work on the boardwalk is completed sometime in July, officials said. Beaches where the boardwalk is completed will be open, officials said.

Officials announced late Tuesday that the initial open date of Memorial Day for Beach 108th to Beach 126th streets was delayed due to high winds, which forced crane work to be halted.

Regulations from the deadly crane collapse in Lower Manhattan in February now requires cranes to be placed in "safety modes" when winds hit 20 mph, or wing gusts are forecast to exceed 30 mph, the city said.

A spokeswoman with the mayor's office said there were at least 20 times in March and April where the cranes working on the boardwalk were put into "safety modes."