The embattled aid pier set up by the U.S. military in Gaza is set to be permanently removed as soon as next week, U.S. officials said.

Several U.S. officials told the Associated Press that the pier will be reconnected to Gaza this week, unload the remaining aid from Cyprus, and then be disassembled. The project has cost roughly $230 million. The pier has been in the Israeli city of Ashdod for about two weeks after bad weather made its use in Gaza untenable.

Pentagon press secretary Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder announced plans to reconnect the pier at a press conference on Tuesday.

“OK, so in terms of the pier status, as of right now, it’s still in Ashdod,” he said. “My understanding is that CENTCOM intends to tentatively re-anchor the pier this week. So, we’ll keep you updated on that, which will again enable the delivery of additional aid into Gaza.”

The Washington Examiner reached out to CENTCOM for confirmation and comment.

The pier, announced by Biden at his State of the Union address, was built as a way to facilitate aid quicker to the Palestinians in Gaza. It was beset by problems from the beginning, as well as being damaged or shut down by bad weather several times.

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The United Nations ceased aid deliveries through the pier on June 9, a day after a deadly Israeli hostage rescue occurred near the pier. Though the Israel Defense Forces and the U.S. insisted that the pier was not used as part of the operation, the U.N. found it necessary to avoid casting a wrong image.

Other aid groups have been reluctant to use the pier because of safety issues. The U.N., United States, and Israeli officials met in the last week of June to discuss restarting the distribution of aid, according to NBC News.