A contractor is preparing to install wildlife-friendly shoreline structures in San Diego Bay after receiving approval earlier this month from the Port of San Diego’s Board of Port Commissioners, officials announced Monday.
On March 10, the board awarded a $2.9 million construction contract to Power Engineering Construction for two projects — one along Harbor Island Park in San Diego and one along the Chula Vista side of the Sweetwater Channel.
For the projects, the port will again work with ECOncrete, which installed its COASTALOCK system along a 160-foot stretch of Harbor Island in 2021 as part of a pilot project. According to the port, after several years of monitoring, staff found the COASTALOCK system not only stood up to the waves, but harbored more than 60 species — including naturally filtering species, improving water quality…