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The Vancouver park board will vote Monday on a conceptual design for a $16-million makeover of the Jericho Beach Park Pier.

The pier, lin Jericho Beach Park at the north end of Discovery Street, was built in 1977 and is popular with locals and tourists. But staff say it is aging and costly to maintain.

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The board hired marine structural engineering firm Moffatt and Nichol, and Connect Landscape Architecture to design a new pier structure that could accommodate a wheelchair-accessible floating dock.

The aim is to replace the old wooden pier with a modern structure of steel and concrete. The plans propose a more wheelchair friendly dock, with more amenities like seating, night-time illumination and washrooms.

Photo by Vancouver Park Board / PNG

It would also be built 2.5 metres higher to accomodate future sea level rise caused by climate change.

Photo by Vancouver Park Board / PNG

Conceptual plans also include a dedicated accessible floating dock so disabled people can easily access boats.