Abstract: In the face of ongoing sea level rise and increasing storms, implementation of resilient solutions along the Texas coast is critical to protecting our ecosystem, commerce, and recreation. Mr. Blackmar will highlight coastal engineering design and construction of two impactful projects in Galveston, Texas. The first of which is a beach nourishment along the historic stretch of the seawall and the second is a multiphase marsh restoration and protection project in West Galveston Bay.
HDR, working for the Texas General Land Office, designed and performed construction administration for a 1 million cubic yard beach nourishment for the 4 mile stretch of beach and worked with Texas Parks and Wildlife and the Texas General Land Office to develop innovative marsh restoration techniques and design hundreds of acres of marsh. This presentation will provide details on the design, challenges, and construction of the beach nourishment project and will provide a summary of the marsh restoration project which constructed 74 acres of marsh and 6,000 ft of breakwater.
Speaker: Mr. Philip Blackmar, P.E.; HDR Engineering