- May 13, 2025
The two buried seawalls along State Road A.1.A in south Flagler County and the north end of Ormond-by-the-Sea are on their way to completion.
The Florida Department of Transportation has been constructing the two buried seawalls along the beach to help protect against infrastructure damage during storms. The Flagler County seawall is expected to be completely finished by the end of June while the Ormond-by-the-Sea sea wall will finish up in early 2026, a FDOT press release said.
The buried seawall in Flagler County, known as the North wall, is situated north of Highbridge Road in Volusia County and stretches to South Central Avenue in Flagler Beach. The press release said the contractor recently completed drilling the concrete piles.
The Flagler County segment of the wall is completely finished except for some enhancements and final touches to the landscaping and beach walkovers in that area. Construction crews are working on the concrete cap for the section of the seawall near Highbridge Road, the press release said.
The second buried seawall stretches from south of Sunrise Avenue to Marlin Drive in Ormond-by-the-Sea. The contractor there is ahead of schedule and aiming to finish 80% of the wall piles by the start of hurricane season on June 1, the press release said.
Once piles in one section are complete, the contractor will begin constructing the concrete caps. Following that, the surrounding dunes will be regraded and the landscaping and walkover construction will begin, the press release said. The first walkover is scheduled for rebuilding in May.
