Pad A hasreceived a lotofattentiongivenitsupcomingflighttest, butwiththeflightbeingdelayed, it's likelySpaceXwillturnitsfocustoitsnextgenerationoflaunchpads, whichstartwithPad B.
FortunatelyforTower B's engineersandmechanics, theupgradestothelaunchmountincludingtheadditionoftheaforementionedflametrenchshouldgo a longwayinprotectingthisareafromthemajorityoftheflamesandforceof a launch.
Atthispoint, it's alluptotheregulators, butifitsomehowkeepsgettingpushedback, sayuntilnextyear, it's almost a guarantee, SpaceXwillopttoskipto a moreadvancedpair.
MaybeElonwasrightabouttryingnottohave a flamediverteror a waterdelugesystembecauseclearly, it's fastertojustrepairorrebuild a wholelaunchpadratherthanwaitforgovernmentbureaucracy.
However, thisisthefirststep, andgiventhatthiswascompletelyprivatelydevelopedwithnointerventionorinputfromanygovernmententity, thisshowshowadvancedSpaceXtrulyis.