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Florida county battered by 2024 hurricanes spends $125M on beach restoration
Pinellas County is restoring 35 miles of Gulf Coast beaches damaged by three hurricanes using $125 million in tourism tax revenue and 2.5 million cubic yards of dredged sand.
- Pinellas County, Florida is spending over $125 million to restore beaches battered by three hurricanes in 2024.
- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers did not participate due to a requirement for permanent easements from private landowners.
- The county is widening beaches up to 100 feet using 2.5 million cubic yards of offshore sand, with gaps where landowners refused easements.
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Florida county battered by 2024 hurricanes spends $125M on beach restoration (World)
The white sandy beaches along a swath of Florida's Gulf Coast were battered by three hurricanes last year, leading to a multimillion-dollar effort to repair a coastline that is the region's economic engine. Crews are working with dredges, trucks and pipelines along the 35-mile (56-kilometer) stretch...
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Florida county battered by 2024 hurricanes spends $125M on beach restoration
The white sandy beaches along a swath of Florida’s Gulf Coast were battered by three hurricanes last year, leading to a multimillion-dollar effort to repair a coastline that is the region’s economic engine.
·United States
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