Fort Myers Beach town leaders are moving forward with a study to explore building a protective wall along the coastline that could help reduce flooding damage from future storms.
Watch as Fort Myers Beach Community Correspondent, Anvar Ruziev, explains the proposal.
Fort Myers Beach considers protective wall to reduce storm surge damage
On Monday, engineering firm JR Evans proposed a study examining stronger dunes, wave-mitigation walls, and hybrid living shorelines as potential solutions for our barrier island community. The goal is to minimize damage from storm surge events like those experienced during Hurricane Ian.
“The whole purpose is to reduce the energy of the waves so they don’t progress inland and damage properties,” Elizabeth Fountain said…