Posted on February 22, 2016
By Sheldon Gardner, The St. Augustine Record
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is tentatively recommending shoreline renourishment for part of Vilano Beach and South Ponte Vedra Beach, but those plans could change.
The corps recently released a nearly 200-page report on its website, outlining a “tentatively selected plan” for the part of the coastline that’s been studied. The vulnerability of State Road A1A is a key part of the discussion.
The Corps of Engineers looked at ways of reducing coastal damage risks for about 9.8 miles of beach out of about 42 miles of St. Johns County’s coastline — 3.8 miles in South Ponte Vedra, 3.7 miles in Vilano Beach and 2.3 miles in Summer Haven, according to an email from the corps.
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