A 900,000 cubic yard, $34 million Lake Houston dredging program announced in late 2023 may still launch this year, according to District E Houston City Council Member Fred Flickinger. Reportedly contributing to delays according to sundry sources at different times and places: Floods in January and May that deposited additional sediment Hurricane Beryl cleanup The search for an optimal location to… Read More
Voters across several cities in Orange County weighed in on sales tax ballot measures on Election Day, but only one involved generating new revenue for eroded beaches. Measure BB in San Clemente asked voters to approve a half-percent sales tax hike to fund sand replenishment, ocean water quality and infrastructure projects along the city’s nearly… Read More
The feds threaten to withhold $2.2 billion from the massive effort to save and restore the state’s diminishing coastline if leaders don’t act soon. Louisiana state leaders are mum about whether a nearly $3 billion project that’s been touted as a linchpin in the state’s coastal restoration efforts will move forward as pressure mounts from… Read More
The Andy Bowie Park Beach Renourishment Project began on Tuesday, November 5, 2024. This project is in partnership with the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), the Texas General Land Office, and the City of South Padre Island. Currently, the City of South Padre Island is completing their renourishment project where approximately 235,500 cubic yards of beach quality sand is being placed inside city limits. Cameron County is estimated to receive approximately 78,500… Read More
Building on last week’s announcement of $125 million from the California State Transportation Agency to help the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) stabilize a 7-mile stretch of a coastal rail corridor that runs through San Clemente, Rep. Mike Levin announced at a news conference on Thursday, Oct. 31, that another $100 million of federal funding has… Read More
