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Port updates Embarcadero Seawall plan, outlines 11 early projects and wide funding gap
Summary
Port staff told the Citizens General Obligation Bond Oversight Committee that the Embarcadero Seawall is 'past its prime,' the multi-hazard risk assessment estimates roughly $30 billion in potential damages by 2100, and 11 early projects have entered predesign with planning-level costs of $650 million–$3 billion; Army Corps and federal grants could unlock matching funds but Port matching will be required.
Port staff briefed the Citizens General Obligation Bond Oversight Committee on progress toward repairing and adapting the Embarcadero Seawall, saying the seawall and its associated historic waterfront infrastructure are at risk from earthquakes and sea-level rise and that early, near-term projects are intended to improve safety and disaster response while the city pursues larger, longer-term investments.
"By now, all of you are very familiar with the Embarcadero Seawall," Steven Reel, deputy program manager for engineering and project delivery, told the committee. Reel summarized the Embarcadero Seawall multi-hazard risk assessment (MHRA), which the Port said estimates about $30,000,000,000 of damages and disruption by 2100 if no action is taken. He said the MHRA identified 23 potential early projects; 11 were recommended to advance to predesign, five…
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