Rehoboth Beach commissioners have voted to spend $1.4 million for a boardwalk renovation project.

Work to replace cracked wooden boards and other improvements is expected to begin in November.

Rehoboth officials and engineers were expected to discuss Wednesday how much weight the boardwalk can hold. They hope garbage trucks and other heavy vehicles will be able to drive on it.

Plans call for renovations to a three-block section of the boardwalk from Rehoboth Avenue to Laurel Street. It would be the first phase of a project that could eventually encompass several aging sections.

Officials hope to finish the project by Memorial Day 2009.

source: wboc.com