Environment and the Indian River Lagoon

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. —
Lawmakers, engineers, and members of the Port Authority provided an update on the monthslong Canaveral Harbor Sand Bypass project during a visit to Jetty Park on Thursday.

“It’s a bigger, better project,” senior project manager Chris Ren said.

This year, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is taking a different approach to rebuilding the beaches. Instead of taking sand from offshore, they're taking sand from another part of the beach, north of the port, where there's too much sand surrounding the jetty.

INDIAN RIVER SHORES — U.S. Rep. Mike Haridopolos walked along the beach at Beachcomber Lane with Indian River County and Indian River Shores officials Tuesday. He viewed the recent Sector 4 dune-renourishment project, and assessed the current status of beaches across the county.