Construction Setbacks Delay Newport Beach Junior Lifeguard Building Opening Until 2024

Construction Setbacks Delay Newport Beach Junior Lifeguard Building Opening Until 2024
A view of Balboa beach, one of the popular beaches of Newport Beach, Calif., on Aug. 17, 2009. Gabriel Bouys/AFP/Getty Images
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The grand opening of the new Newport Beach Junior Lifeguard facility near Balboa Pier has been postponed from Memorial Weekend until early 2024 after the city identified its concrete walls did not meet construction specifications.

Additional time is needed to remedy the issues, city officials said in a recent press release.