Challenge On August 28, 2011, Tropical Storm Irene came ashore along coastal Connecticut, causing severe damage to coastal areas. City of Bridgeport’s Seaside Park sustained severe damage as a result of wave action, flooding and erosion. Included in the park’s devastation was the Al Bennett Fishing Pier as storm surge had caused severe structural damage … Read more
Challenge Beach and dune erosion have been an ongoing issue along the approximately 450 linear foot barrier spit that makes up the Hepburn Dune section of the Old Saybrook shoreline. The Borough of Fenwick and Lynde Point Land Trust had expended significant effort and cost to stabilize the shoreline and Lynde Point Marsh during the … Read more
Challenge In 2005, the Bridgeport Regional Maritime Complex (BMRC) became a milestone brownfield success story for the State of Connecticut, The Bridgeport Port Authority and the City of Bridgeport by enabling 200 high-wage, ship building jobs on an abandoned 48-acre waterfront site located on Bridgeport Harbor and the Yellow Mill Channel. This project addresses three … Read more
Challenge The Long Wharf area of New Haven, located within FEMA VE and AE high risk flood hazard zones, is highly vulnerable to coastal flooding. It has historically experienced severe flooding and flood damage from hurricanes and extreme weather events dating to the Hurricane of 1938 and more recently during Hurricane Irene and Superstorm Sandy. … Read more
