Newport Beach plans more weekend boardwalk closures on Balboa Peninsula

Newport Beach’s oceanfront boardwalk closure came and went over the weekend with good cooperation from the public, according to city officials, who said more closures are coming. Newport Beach announced last week that it would close the ocean-facing boardwalk and the city’s beach parking lots and two ocean piers, restrict movement on Balboa Island’s wraparound walkway to one way and close the southbound Jamboree Road through lane at Bayside Drive to help reduce the island’s traffic congestion. A “wrong way” sign on North Bay Front on Balboa Island last weekend notifies people of the one-way restriction on the island’s wraparound walkway. “The boardwalk is now open with very little traffic.” Councilwoman Diane Dixon, who represents the Balboa Peninsula, said Newport’s shore remains an attractive destination but she saw nothing concerning last weekend.