The recent large storm and wave events that occurred in early January 2023 have again displayed the success of the Cardiff State Beach Living Shoreline Project. Without the existence of this engineered dune structure, there would almost certainly have been significant flooding and undermining of South Coast Highway 101 that would have required extensive and very expensive repairs. While a large amount of sand dune erosion occurred this year, the engineered aspects of the revetment wall are still fully intact. These significant storm and weather events demonstrate the Project’s resilience and effective adaptive coastal design.  

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