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Two Rivers reviews shoreline resilience plan: beach nourishment, breakwaters and a jetty among options
Summary
Consultants presented three engineered alternatives to stabilize about 3.5 miles of Two Rivers shoreline and near-term green-infrastructure ideas for Mariners Trail; city staff said about $400,000 in local and grant funds are assembled for planning.
Two Rivers officials and advisory boards on July 23, 2025 heard a technical presentation on shoreline resilience that outlined three engineering alternatives — beach nourishment, offshore breakwaters, and breakwaters plus a south-jetty "dogleg" — and proposed short-term green-infrastructure work along Mariners Trail.
The planning-phase project covers roughly 3.5 miles of shoreline from the harbor south to the city limit on land the city owns. The effort is funded in part by grants and about $400,000 in local matching funds assembled to complete design and planning work, presenters said.
"This is primarily just a planning phase, specifically for the harbor projects," said Melissa Curran, Stantec (project introduction), describing the grant-funded scope and the city's objective to develop concepts and phasing rather than immediate construction. She and other consultants emphasized the presentation's purpose was to gather public feedback and refine designs ahead of later funding applications.
Sarah Harding, a landscape architect with Stantec, described nearshore and trail-focused concepts for several wayside parking areas…
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