California’s radical plan to defend homes from sea level rise: move them
As Gleason Beach’s last homes cling to the edge of the bluff, Highway 1 itself is threatened at several other points along Sonoma County’s 55-mile coastline. Now, after decades of studies and debates, Gleason Beach has become the guinea pig for California’s foray into a bold and controversial strategy: to remove buildings and infrastructure from the coast and relocate them farther inland. The $26 million project, headed by Caltrans, involves moving nearly a mile of roadway several hundred feet inland and erecting a new, 850-foot concrete bridge.
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