WSP engineer: St. Pete Beach coastal project begins data-collection phase

Aug 4, 2026

WSP engineer Veil Balani told officials the coastal resilience project for St. Pete Beach is in a data-collection phase focusing on three neighborhoods; the team is gathering geotechnical, survey and environmental information before moving to modeling and 30% design next year.

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Veil Balani, an engineer on the leadership team with WSP, told the City of St. Pete Beach that the coastal resilience project is currently in a data-collection phase focused on three neighborhoods. "We're getting data collection phase for the project, so we really have a good understanding of, what's going on in existing conditions," Balani said, explaining that the team is assembling technical information before starting design work.

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