The Ponce Inlet jetty walkway, which reopened in May, was washed out to sea Saturday morning due to high surf and windy weather along the coast, according to Volusia County officials.

The whole section of the jetty had been getting clobbered by high surf for a few days.

The county had finished work on the wooden portion of the walkway in time for Memorial Day, bringing smiles to the faces of fishermen who frequent the area.

However, the high surf conditions and wind washed it out to sea this morning.

Many people have been asking why not drive pilings into the ground and make the whole thing concrete?

The short answer is that this walkway has always been temporary.

The county plans to extend the concrete deck, but has to get plans approved by the Army Corps of Engineers before work ca

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