Those aren't steel pieces as mentioned in permanent seawall that was under construction.. they were composition plastic and were obliterated by battering poles , palm trees and waves , and some were just frayed micro fibers sticking about and above the sand. A minimum corrosion resistant steel with the concrete cap is what works with the big coqina boulders in front. the county used the boulders at the toronita ramp after 84 northeaster which left condo hanging over the beach in Ponce and actually worse erosion south of beach street. The seawalls are much older now and dead men are substantially rusted since 84 pounding. The condo by pier with all the coqina in front of wall was I believe dumped after 84 northeaster, I'd have to dig up my picture archives but certain of toronita ramp COQINA fortification and the north house of ramp coqina done at same time as ramp. The steel wall south of ramp was also done after the 1984 three day 70 mph. Storm in Nov. and the concrete pour of the ramp itself done also And all were flawless . County has reserved unfounded feelings about rocks on the beach , but rocks will be a good base grip surface for seagrapes , saw palmetto and sea oat roots with sand on top . 😀 the rocks absorb water when the chips are down and are basically unmoveable from weight .
What the east coast of Florida needs is a massive never seen before beach renourishment project to include a much higher elevated beach, much much wider out into the water, and just east of the sea walls (which make erosion worse btw) rows and rows of very high and very wide dunes. That will buy time before the unfortunate truth of in the near future say 30 years, nothing will stop the ocean from over taking everything.
Any word on a beach renourishment project?
Where is this
Ponce Inlet, FL
Those aren't steel pieces as mentioned in permanent seawall that was under construction.. they were composition plastic and were obliterated by battering poles , palm trees and waves , and some were just frayed micro fibers sticking about and above the sand. A minimum corrosion resistant steel with the concrete cap is what works with the big coqina boulders in front. the county used the boulders at the toronita ramp after 84 northeaster which left condo hanging over the beach in Ponce and actually worse erosion south of beach street. The seawalls are much older now and dead men are substantially rusted since 84 pounding. The condo by pier with all the coqina in front of wall was I believe dumped after 84 northeaster, I'd have to dig up my picture archives but certain of toronita ramp COQINA fortification and the north house of ramp coqina done at same time as ramp. The steel wall south of ramp was also done after the 1984 three day 70 mph. Storm in Nov. and the concrete pour of the ramp itself done also And all were flawless . County has reserved unfounded feelings about rocks on the beach , but rocks will be a good base grip surface for seagrapes , saw palmetto and sea oat roots with sand on top . 😀 the rocks absorb water when the chips are down and are basically unmoveable from weight .
What the east coast of Florida needs is a massive never seen before beach renourishment project to include a much higher elevated beach, much much wider out into the water, and just east of the sea walls (which make erosion worse btw) rows and rows of very high and very wide dunes. That will buy time before the unfortunate truth of in the near future say 30 years, nothing will stop the ocean from over taking everything.
The ocean wins this time.