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Fort Myers Beach project nearing finish; contractor targets June 30 completion
Summary
Town staff told the Marine and Environmental Resources Task Force that the Central Beach renourishment is in its final phase, with about 150,000 cubic yards left to place and the contractor targeting a June 30 finish; plantings and remaining costs were discussed along with funding sources and a planned council award for planting on June 16.
The town’s Central Beach renourishment project is in its final stages, with the contractor continuing work on the central and south segments and a target completion date of June 30, town staff told the Marine and Environmental Resources Task Force on June 11. Chad, a town staff member, said the contractor has about 150,000 cubic yards of sand left to place and that crews have been staging, pumping and “breaking back” along the access points to complete pumping of the central segment.
The project matters because it restores beach fronting Fort Myers Beach and is intended to reduce wave energy and protect properties and public…
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