Charleston SC Plans To Raise Low Battery Seawall Kick Off With Public Meeting

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The first of many, I'm sure . . .

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Water floods the Low Battery during Tropical Storm Irma on September 11, 2017. Charleston city staff, preparing for the city’s first sea-level rise project, will meet with Murray Boulevard residents Wednesday night to share details — when work is expected to begin and what traffic closures may look like. File/Matthew Fortner/Staff

Charleston city staff, preparing for the city’s first sea-level rise project, will meet with Murray Boulevard residents Wednesday night to share details — when work is expected to begin and what traffic closures may look like.

The meeting is scheduled for 6 p.m. at the Wells Fargo Auditorium on the College of Charleston campus, 5 Liberty St.

The Low Battery project involves building up the century-old Low Battery seawall 2½ to 3 feet higher to match the height of the High Battery. The work would also would include sturdy posts that could be used to add about 3 more feet of barrier wall in the future for additional protection from storm surge.

Initial plans to build up the nearly 4,800 feet of seawall were revisited after waves from Hurricane Matthew crashed over the proposed height of the seawall. Work on the project is expected to begin in early December and span 1,000 feet of Murray Boulevard from Tradd to Ashley streets. The project is expected to take about a year and will not create any permanent road closures, Charleston’s director of Stormwater Management Matthew Fountain said.

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https://www.postandcourier.com/news/charleston-staff-prepares-for-low-battery-sea-level-rise-project/article_0a39e432-0a4b-11ea-812b-a7b81893515c.html

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1. Maybe start planning a public evacuation ? nt