Miami Beach approves plan to protect infrastructure from sea level rise

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The City of Miami Beach has approved a new Sea Level Rise Adaptation Plan.

It’s meant to serve as a long-term strategy for protecting infrastructure from rising tides over the next 75 years.

More than 67,000 city structures and assets have been identified as at-risk.

The plan is funded through a $454,000 Resilient Florida Grant and additional city funds.

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This is a News In Brief report. Visit WLRN News for in-depth reporting from South Florida and Florida news.

This story was originally produced by WLRN, South Florida’s only public radio station at 91.3 FM, as part of a content sharing partnership with Miami’s Community News. Read more at WLRN.org.


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