Mobile’s only waterfront park will be closed for the next year for repairs after an engineering group discovered structural defects along a walkway overlooking the Mobile River.

Cooper Riverside Park remains a part of the city’s long-term plans to spark more entertainment along its downtown waterfront surrounded by museums, a convention center and cruise terminal.

The park could also be the first stop for Amtrak passengers if a train stop is built at the foot of Government and Water streets to support a new New Orleans-to-Mobile twice daily route.