In the later half of 2024, New York State Governor Kathy Hochul announced the completion of Living Breakwaters, a $111 million project enhancing coastal resilience on Staten Island.

Construction of Living Breakwaters started in September of 2021, and it has been amazing to see the extensive efforts of all involved realized in these now-built structures. With the completion of the project, below are compilations of construction photos over the years as a reminder of how far we have come!

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Image Descriptions: (Left) Aerial photo of Living Breakwaters (Credit: WMI + Berstein Associates, October 2024); (Center) Photo of Breakwater ‘F’ Reef Ridges (Credit: SCAPE, September 2024); (Right) Marine life growing on armor stone and ECOncrete™ Tide Pool units at Breakwater ‘A’ (Credit: SCAPE, September 2024); (Bottom) Living Breakwaters Construction Status Diagram Q4 2024

 

 

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