Summary
Indian Point Peninsula supports the section of U.S. Highway 181 that crosses Nueces Bay, between the cities of Corpus Christi and Portland. The Coastal Bend Bays and Estuaries Program has documented the loss of saltmarsh due to construction of the highway and subsequent erosion since the 1940s. This project will protect existing marsh habitat and public infrastructure through the construction of a graded rip riprap revetment and offshore breakwater.
Basics
Nueces
N/A
Coastal Bend Bays & Estuaries Program (CBBEP)
$925,000
Classification
- CEPRA
Shoreline Protection
Wetlands/Marsh/Habitat Restoration
Timeline
completed
2015
Funding Sources
Source 1
1527
Coastal Erosion Planning and Response Act (CEPRA)
Primary
State
$555,000
07
2013
Source 2
Coastal Bend Bays & Estuaries Program
Secondary
Other
$370,000
Contacts
Responsibility
General Land Office
Contact
Pre-construction Images of riprap
