Swampscott

Popular Seaside Restaurant in Swampscott Set to Reopen After Seawall Collapse

Mission on the Bay in Swampscott, Massachusetts, has been closed since May 4, when part of the seawall beneath it gave way

A damaged sea wall under a seaside restaurant in Swampscott, Massachusetts, on Thursday, May 4, 2023.
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Weeks after part of the seawall collapsed beneath a popular restaurant in Swampscott, Massachusetts, the eatery is planning to reopen.

Mission on the Bay said in a Facebook post Tuesday that it would open back up on June 9.

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The seawall gave way on May 4, leaving a big gap in the cliff under one end of the restaurant, which was evacuated.

Structural and marine engineers will look at the damage to the seawall under Mission on the Bay to try to figure out what's next.

No one was hurt, but police said at the time that the business would not be able to reopen until the wall was fixed.

Town Administrator Sean Fitzgerald said after the collapse that crews were spraying a concrete mixture in an effort to secure the dirt under the restaurant. He added that the town had reached out to the Army Corps of engineers to evaluate the structural integrity of the restaurant.

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