INDIAN RIVER COUNTY — The northern portion of Humiston Beach Park has closed as crews begin work on a beach and dune restoration project tied to storm damage from Hurricanes Ian and Nicole.
County officials, working with the City of Vero Beach, began the closure Tuesday, Feb. 17, to allow construction on the Sector 5 Hurricane Ian and Hurricane Nicole Beach and Dune Restoration Project. The work is scheduled to conclude by March 31.
The temporary closure is intended to protect public safety while heavy equipment transports and places beach-compatible sand in the remaining Sector 5 project area. The effort aims to rebuild dunes damaged by the storms and reinforce the shoreline after erosion caused by the hurricanes…