Building coastal defenses in St. Johns County, Florida

Projects

Team Experience

The First Line Coastal team shares vast experience in all facets of work from project conception to closeout and all aspects in between. As a new firm, we are still building our portfolio of projects under the First Line name; however, this does not take away from the experience we each have as individuals and as a team under previous employment. The following projects are highlighted to display our capabilities and achievements. During each of these projects our team members held critical and leadership roles in the production and completion of each.

Post-Ian Damaged and Displaced Vessel Cleanup

Post-Ian Damaged and Displaced Vessel Cleanup

In the wake of the Category 5 Hurricane Ian in October 2022, hundreds of destroyed vessels littered the waterways of Southwest Florida. These vessels were displaced or destroyed by the storm and washed up on land and seawalls, tangled in docks and mangroves, or sunk to the bottom. First Line staff is assisting with the clean-up efforts by providing construction oversight and logistical support for the removal of vessels in Charlotte and Lee Counties. The work is being administered by the Florida Department of Emergency Management (FDEM) and a host of consulting firms and marine contractors.

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St. Lucie Inlet Maintenance Program

St. Lucie Inlet Maintenance Program

First Line Coastal staff has provided ongoing support to Martin County with management of St. Lucie Inlet (SLI) since 2009. The project aims to maintain safe navigation and manage beach quality dredged material consistent with the state approved Inlet Management Plan (IMP) while providing protection to sensitive marine and coastal natural resources. The First Line team managed comprehensive services related to inlet maintenance dredging and sand placement on neighboring beaches. Our work has included directing and performing a full suite of coastal engineering services.

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Charlotte County Maintenance Dredge Program

Charlotte County Maintenance Dredge Program

Charlotte County is dense with residential canals in areas where strong tidal influences lead to constant shoaling and reduced navigability. The county’s maintenance dredging program aims to consistently monitor and maintain these canals. The First Line Coastal team has performed several projects in the Manchester and Gulf Cove canal systems to aid the county’s programmatic goals for navigability.

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Apalachicola River Slough Restoration Project

Apalachicola River Slough Restoration Project

The Apalachicola River Keeper in conjunction with the National Fish Wildlife Foundation is using grant funding to restore sloughs on the Apalachicola River by directing flow from the main stem into adjacent floodplains, improving water quality and floodplain hydration in low river flow conditions. Additionally, the project will beneficially reuse vegetative debris to create fish habitat along the banks.

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South Ponte Vedra Beach Dune Restoration Project

South Ponte Vedra Beach Dune Restoration Project

South Ponte Vedra Beach is in the heart of St. Johns County and has struggled with severe erosion following a series of hurricanes and winter storms that started several years ago. The First Line Coastal team was able to carry the project and its complexities through final design and construction to add an extra layer of storm protection to those beachfront properties prior to the 2022 hurricane season.

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