CONSTRUCTION work has started at the Inverloch boat ramp and jetty with the arrival of weighty floating pontoons and new jetty lighting.

The L-shape jetty will provide temporary berthing and more efficient launching and retrieval for a greater number of boats at any one time.

A generation ago, when the boat ramp was located on the west side of the jetty older residents and visitors may remember watching boat after boat caught by the tide at the end of a long drop, concrete ramp.

Located on the western side of the ramp the upgraded jetty will be thirty metres long with a fifteen-metre offset.

The jetty will feature a low-level landing area to provide additional mooring space and more protection for boaties as well as a lower casting point for young fishermen. 

A wave screen will be installed to improve stability and provide protection from wind and wave action. 

The jetty will also feature landings at two different heights to provide access during low and high tides.

Site fencing is in place to restrict access to the busy work site.

Pedestrian access to the jetty is still available on the east side of the construction area and from the west side beach.

The carpark will be partially closed until late December with limited public parking remaining on the north and northwest sides of the construction area. 

The overflow carpark will not be affected.

Local residents have been warned the project will result in noise and vibration from heavy plant and machinery used during construction, including offshore pile driving, rock placing and the use of trucks and cranes for removal and delivery of materials.

Variable message signs will be in place to advise of closures.

Alternative boat launching facilities are located at Mahers Landing, Venus Bay, Corinella, Rhyll and Newhaven.

For more information on local boat ramps go to boating.vic.gov.au