The Board of County Commissioners approved the FDOT State Road A1A bridge replacement over Sebastian Inlet and related resurfacing by the project contractor, and endorsed a plan to deploy about 3,500 tons of removed bridge material to permitted offshore artificial-reef sites.

FDOT design project manager Vinod Vasnet told the board the project design is nearly complete; construction is scheduled to begin in 2026 and is expected to run about five years. The proposed new bridge will keep two 12-foot travel lanes, add 8-foot shoulders, and include shared-use paths on both sides; vertical clearance under the bridge will increase from 39 to 51 feet. FDOT said the new alignment is shifted slightly seaward to permit maintaining traffic on the existing bridge during staged construction.

Logan, assistant director of Habitat Restoration for the Coastal Conservation Association (CCA) Florida, described plans to take approximately 3,500 tons of material from the bridge replacement and deploy it offshore to create up to five new artificial reefs. "These reefs will create and provide new habitat for a number of different marine species," Logan said; he added the reefs will provide recreational fishing and diving opportunities and economic benefit to local anglers and dive operators.

County natural-resources staff and CCA representatives said reefing would occur outside North Atlantic right-whale season and at permitted reef sites; FDOT staff also described commitments to repave parking lots, maintain traffic access, keep flight diverters, and add shoreline protection and wildlife relief features where needed.

A motion to approve the consent-item recommendation to support the FDOT project and related reef deployment passed unanimously.