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  • January

    Winter storms and high tide combine their energy to force water up against the Pacific Coast Highway, in Carlsbad. The Corps of Engineers authorized the emergency placement of protective stone to prevent further damage.

    Emergency permit fortifies Pacific Coast Highway

    CARLSBAD, Calif. – An emergency authorization issued by the Los Angeles District’s Carlsbad Regulatory Office allowed the City of Carlsbad to place about 1,200 tons of stone and other material along a 270-foot segment of shoreline along the Pacific Coast Highway, stabilizing the shoreline and protecting a vital roadway along Southern California’s coast.

  • April

    A jagged crack near the base of a bluff at Encinitas, Calif., is an early indication that the bluff will fail. A Corps study for Encinitas and nearby Solana Beach proposes restoration efforts to protect the shoreline, making circumstances such as this less likely.

    Civil Works Review Board Approves Encinitas-Solana Beach Project

    Following an April 21 presentation in Washington, D.C., the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Civil Works Review Board approved the release of the final integrated report and environmental impact statement for the Encinitas-Solana Beach Coastal Storm Damage Protection Project.