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Project will restore shoreline and habitat at the Titusville Causeway VIERA, Fla. and WINTER GARDEN, Fla. , May 29, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the Brevard County Natural Resources Management Department announced the official commencement of the Titusville Causeway Multi-Trophic Restoration And Living Shoreline Resiliency Action Project.
This is the first project in the state of Florida that will combine multiple solutions across multiple habitats to create synergistic benefits to stop shoreline erosion caused by rising sea levels and wave energy, enhance resiliency against severe storms, improve water quality, enhance habitat in the Indian River Lagoon (IRL) for manatees, fish, horseshoe crabs, and other wildlife, and expand recreational use and enhanced rocket launch viewing areas along the southeast side of the Titusville Causeway. The $4.2M project, which was designed by DRMP engineers and will be constructed by aquatic restoration experts Sea & Shoreline, includes removal of the existing shoreline rip rap, construction and deployment of nearly 2,000 linear feet of Living Shoreline Solutions, Inc.
's Wave Attenuation Device®s (WAD®s), planting of four-acres of seagrass and seeding with one million clams, planting 1.78-acres of living shoreline, and restoring and regrading of 4,150 cubic yards of sand on the shoreline. According to Brevard County Commissioner Rita Pritchett , "The restored area will provide a beautiful and safe area for thousands of .
