Coastal Technology Corporation

July 8, 2011 - Coastal Tech was selected as one of four consultants for Martin County's Marine Engineering services.

June 4, 2011 - Tem Fontaine, E.I., passed his NCEES exam and is now a Florida Professional Engineer. Congratulations Tem!

May 13, 2011 - Coastal Tech was selected by Lee County for their Bonita Beach Nourishment Design & Permitting.

April 8, 2011 - Coastal Tech was selected for the Broward County Library of Environmental Consultant Services.

February 15, 2011 - Coastal Tech participates at Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for Bird Key Park.

December 28, 2010 - Walker Dawson, E.I. passed his NCEES exam and is now a Florida Professional Engineer. Congratulations Walker!

Prange Islands Conservation Area Update

In November 2008, Coastal Tech entered a 3-year Adoption Agreement with Indian River County. The purpose of the Agreement is for Coastal Tech to assist the County with execution of the Management Plan for the Prange Islands Conservation Area. Specifically, Coastal Tech has committed to assist with the removal of exotic vegetation, installation of educational signage, clearing & maintenance of trails, and repair of the primitive camping area.

To read more and view photos from the workdays, be sure to visit our Coastal Tech in the Community Page.

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Caspersen Beach Park on north Manasota Key, adjacent to the City of Venice is owned by Sarasota County. There are existing parking areas that serve the beach-side facilities and bay-side picnicking. The beach-side public access consists of an existing shore-parallel elevated wooden wooden walkway, approximately 1000’ long with 5 intermediate perpendicular stairs and/or ADA-compliant walkovers. The County desires to upgrade the public access at the Park to include replacing sections of the existing deteriorated walkway and

evaluating design alternatives for relocating and/or expanding certain portions of the access.

Pre-application consultation with regulatory agencies led to a refinement of alternatives and both County GBSL and FDEP CCCL permit applications for the “recommended plan” for the restoration of the Project Area. Following regulatory approvals we completed the structural design of the new Park-wide beach access plan. This included a range of specific approaches appropriate for various Park sections such as the design of new ADA-compliant ramps, new shade structures and overlook platforms and new upland ADA parking; it also involved design of replacement superstructure, decking and handrails while utilizing existing boardwalk foundation piles both for sake of economy as well as to reduce construction impacts to the dune and facilitate regulatory review.

Lastly, we recommended complete abandonment and removal of a section of walkway that was in the worst condition and at the most erosion-vulnerable location at the site - this corridor will be used for new mitigation planting; old concrete debris from abandoned relict structures was removed from the recreational beach.

The construction of specific elements of the project nearest the active beach was accelerated in order to complete the work prior to the current marine turtle nesting season.