KEY BISCAYNE, Fla — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is holding a press conference Monday regarding Biscayne Bay resiliency.
The governor's remarks come amid a three-year US Army Corps of Engineers study on reducing damage and risks from tropical weather storm surge.
The news conference is taking place at Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park in Key Biscayne.
According to the Miami Downtown Development Authority, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Miami-Dade "Back Bay" Study is investigating solutions to reduce damage and risks from flooding that comes from storm surges associated with hurricanes and tropical storms amplified by sea-level rise.
DeSantis is joined by Lt. Gov. Jeanette Nunez, Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava and DEP Secretary Noah Valenstein.
According to the Miami Downtown Development Authority, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Miami-Dade "Back Bay" Study is investigating solutions to reduce damage and risks from flooding that comes from storm surges associated with hurricanes and tropical storms amplified by sea-level rise.
The three-year study's tentative plan proposes three major infrastructure components:
- a 10-foot high floodwall located east of Biscayne Blvd in the Central Business District from I-395 to the Miami River.
- a large sector gate at the mouth of the Miami River
- a 15-foot high floodwall located in Biscayne Bay 50 feet offshore from the Miami River to SE 15th Road in the Brickell District.
