The city reopened about 35 parking spaces along Ala Wai Boulevard yesterday.

The 900-foot section of on-street parking had been closed since July 2006, when the city put up pipes and pumps in the area for the ongoing Beachwalk sewer bypass project.

So far, the city has spent more than $40 million on the project to install a temporary 42-inch sewer pipeline along the floor of the Ala Wai Canal and make other improvements.

A second section of pumps and pipes that are part of the bypass project will remain on Ala Wai Boulevard for the near future.