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Florida county battered by 2024 hurricanes spends $125M on beach restoration
- Pinellas County is spending over $125 million in tourism tax revenue on beach restoration after being impacted by hurricanes in 2024.
- The project involves using 2.5 million cubic yards of sand dredged from offshore.
- Public Works Director Kelli Hammer Levy stated that the county cannot afford similar beach work in the future.
- Barry Burton, the Pinellas County administrator, noted that the project cannot provide adequate protection if constructed with gaps.
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Florida county battered by 2024 hurricanes spends $125M on beach restoration (World)
The white sandy beaches along a swath of Florida's Gulf Coast were battered by three hurricanes last year, leading to a multimillion-dollar effort to repair a coastline that is the region's economic engine. Crews are working with dredges, trucks and pipelines along the 35-mile (56-kilometer) stretch...
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Florida county battered by 2024 hurricanes spends $125M on beach restoration
The white sandy beaches along a swath of Florida’s Gulf Coast were battered by three hurricanes last year, leading to a multimillion-dollar effort to repair a coastline that is the region’s economic engine.
·United States
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