Damage to roofs and pool cages and uprooted trees, along with the debris piles, are the most visible damage from Hurricane Irma. But, in many cases the storm redistributed beach sand. Friends on Sanibel have had their beach doubled in depth, receiving sand lost by Captiva.
Doctors Pass is at a vulnerable location in Naples, where Moorings Bay joins the Gulf of Mexico. Collier County has approved a $2 million project to rebuild and extend a jetty and replace the
beach sand that was lost. The project has already begun and will take four months.
Restoring beaches is a never ending story. I had stay one time at Indian Rocks when the beach was being restored.
ReplyDeleteThe sea giveth - and the sea taketh away. The same thing happens frequently along our North Sea coast without any help from hurricanes.
ReplyDeleteQuite a dramatic shot, Jack.
ReplyDeleteIrma has caused more work than one might imagine, by the sound of it.
ReplyDeleteSad, but good that the authorities will put money and help in to resolving the problem.
ReplyDeleteI hope this will be a fix that isn't destroyed by the next hurricane.
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