Recovering Access and Restoring Resilience at Stewart Beach Park on Galveston Island

Summary

The Park Board of Trustees of the City of Galveston will develop roadways within Stewart Beach Park, install perimeter ditch work, make beach access improvements, create emergency and service vehicle access areas, plant native vegetation in the new ditches and slopes to absorb water, create swales, and stabilization of areas within the park. This science-based project will bring solutions to enhance resilience intended to reduce/or eliminate lost user days, and recapture previously lost access.

Basics

Galveston
N/A
Park Board of Trustees of the City of Galveston
$1,076,651

Classification

  • Federal
Coastal Natural Hazards Response Planning Public Access Waterfront Revitalization & Ecotourism Development

Timeline

completed

Funding Sources

Source 1

Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act (GOMESA)
Primary
Federal
$1,076,651
26
2021

Contacts

Responsibility
Park Board of Trustees of the City of Galveston
Contact
Sheryl Rozier Project Manager 409.797.5138 Email
Responsibility
General Land Office
Contact
Coastal Resources 800.998.4456 512.475.0773