At $60 Million A Mile, The Keys May Abandon Some Roads To Sea Rise Rather Than Raise Them

Alex Harris, South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Fri, 12/06/2019 - 4:30am

Last month, the Keys asked the state for $150 million to address sea level rise. Newly released cost estimates show the county could blow that entire amount on a few miles of road elevation. Elevating less than three miles of Old State Road 4A on Sugarloaf Key to withstand sea rise and king tide...

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Topics: keys old state road 4a sugarloaf key million mile sea rise

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