Redondo Beach will join other South Bay cities in putting restrictions on coastal hot spots in an effort to curb crowds during the coronavirus pandemic.

The Redondo Beach Pier, International Boardwalk, Esplanade and Veterans Park will all close to the public at midnight Friday, March 27. Coastal parking lots and structures will also close to the public, under an emergency order City Manager Joe Hoefgen has issued, according to a statement from the city.

The City Council will meet Tuesday to approve or modify the closures, which will last until at least April 24, according to the statement.

Redondo Beach Mayor Bill Brand, on his Facebook page, said he directed the beach closures after participating in two conference calls this week with Los Angeles County officials and multiple mayors, including those from El Segundo and Torrance. They all expressed concerns about overcrowding last weekend, he wrote, especially on bike paths where social distancing was “impossible.”

Public health officials have urged folks to keep at least 6 feet of separation between themselves and others.

“We really do not know how many residents or visitors coming to our towns have this new virus or where we are on the infection curve,” Brand wrote. “We live in a densely populated area and we need to flatten the infection curve.”

The County of Los Angeles Department of Beaches and Harbors, for its part, as yet to close bike paths and beaches.

But Hermosa Beach opted this week to close its two-mile stretch of beach, parking structures and The Strand, starting on Saturday. Parking lots in Manhattan Beach have been shut down, along with its pier, to curb crowds. California State Parks has issued closures of parking lots across Los Angeles County, and the Beaches and Harbors Department also has also closed several South Bay parking lots. Long Beach has closed its beach parking lots as well.

“We will get through this, but this is a very serious public health issue that is also ravaging our economy, and it needs to be addressed immediately,” Brand wrote. “Waiting to act is not an option.”

The mayor encouraged people to walk in their neighborhoods and adhere to the social distancing rules.

List of Redondo closures