The project is one of the first examples of Cape May County responding to the effects of global warming, officials said.
“The issue here is sea levels are rising," Cape May County Engineer Dale Foster said. “And we're seeing a good majority of high tides pushing the limits. It's a long-term thing to look at."
The project is one of six flood-prone causeways the county would like to address in coming years. Others, including Ocean City's nearly completed Route 52 and North Wildwood's causeway, were built above the 100-year flood stage, which means the roads would accommodate the worst flooding seen in the past 100 years.
“We'd like to be able to do every one of our causeways, but it's so expensive and takes a long time," Foster said.
Sea Isle City is hardly alone in contending with the coastal flooding, Mayor and Cape May County Freeholder Leonard Desiderio said. Read the full report here.
Source: by Michael Miller, Staff Writer, Press of Atlantic City, Sea Isle City.
