Army Corp of Engineers Scraps Biscayne Bay Floodwall
The Army Corps of Engineers has agreed to revisit a $6 billion storm surge protection plan for Miami-Dade County that county officials rejected las...
The Army Corps of Engineers has agreed to revisit a $6 billion storm surge protection plan for Miami-Dade County that county officials rejected last year. The plan had called for a floodwall of up to 20 feet tall along Biscayne Bay, blocking access and views to Miami's famed shoreline. The plan was resoundingly rejected. In 2018, Congress provided funding to the Corps to conduct a feasibility study, called the Back Bay Coastal Storm Risk Management Study, on how best to protect the vulnerable South Florida coast from hurricanes and storm surges, especially as sea level rises.