Project Description
Engineering design, permitting and construction of a project to stabilize approximately 3,700 feet of highly-eroding Matagorda Bay shoreline adjacent to a segment of State Highway 316 (Ocean Dr) in the Indianola community from just north of the intersection of State Highway 316 and North Ocean Drive extending southward to a point just south of the La Salle Texas Historical Monument.
The project is a long-term solution to protect a segment of State Highway 316 which serves as a main evacuation route for the Indianola community and will prevent the highway from being inundated or washed away due to the encroachment of erosion during high tide or rainfall-induced flooding events. In addition, the project will restore the critically-eroding bay shoreline within the project limits and protect important wetland habitat located along the southwest side of the highway that provides inland protection against storm surge.
Basics
Classification
- CEPRA
- Federal
Contacts
Timeline
Before and Mid- Project Photos
Old erosion protection features Standing north of LaSalle Historical Monument facing north
Standing north of LaSalle Historical Monument facing north
Beach Erosion Standing north of LaSalle Historical Monument facing north
Approximately the middle of project site, facing north
May 2019, standing just south of pier located in the middle of project site, facing south
May 2019, standing just south of pier located in middle of project, facing south
May 2019, standing just south of pier located at middle of project site, facing south