The California Coastal Commission has greenlit a new seawall to be built along San Francisco’s coastline in a bid to protect the city’s infrastructure.
The 3,200-foot-long wall, which will cost $175 million and be one of the largest construction projects in California’s history, will seek to prevent damage to the shoreline from the impact of climate change, according to a report by Construction Briefing.
San Fransisco’s Public Utilities Commission put forward the proposal amid fears that extensive global warming could lead to rising sea levels and cliff erosion, which could damage parts of the city’s structure near the coast…