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Engineers outline wave‑mitigation wall for Times Square, say FEMA map revision could change building rules and uses
Summary
JR Evans Engineering presented a due‑diligence study for a wave mitigation wall that could reduce wave heights, enable FEMA map revisions (VE→AE landward of a certified structure), allow more accessible commercial uses in Times Square and carry ballpark costs in the low tens of millions for the Times Square segment and tens of millions island‑wide.
JR Evans Engineering presented a shoreline protection due‑diligence study to the Fort Myers Beach Town Council on Dec. 3, describing conceptual wave‑mitigation wall options for Times Square and the entire island and outlining how a certified system could support FEMA map‑revision requests.
Elizabeth, a civil engineer with JR Evans, said the objective of the study is to evaluate mitigation walls combined with enhanced dunes and pedestrian corridors and to assess the potential for a conditional Letter of Map Revision (CLOMR) and later a Letter of Map Revision (LOMR) from FEMA. She described certified protection structures as those engineered to reduce wave heights below three feet on top of surge — the FEMA threshold at which a VE (high‑velocity) zone transitions to an AE zone.
Regulatory and design implications: Elizabeth explained how a successful map revision…
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