Charleston\u2019s peninsula could become a walled city again for the first time in centuries if the results of a flooding protection study released Monday come to full fruition.<\/p>\n
The preliminary plan \u2014 the results of 18 months of work by the Army Corps of Engineers \u2014 is the preferred path forward of seven different options the Corps considered. It would encircle much of the peninsula with a wall running almost 8 miles to keep out hurricane surge.<\/p>\n
Gates would let water run into the marshes and two rivers that bound Charleston.<\/p>\n
Five new pump stations would aim to avoid a \u201cbathtub effect\u201d and move rainfall out of the perimeter. A breakwater slightly offshore of the peninsula\u2019s southern tip would be designed to slow down damaging waves.<\/p>\n
That, and efforts to flood-proof a few structures outside the barrier, come to an unprecedented total for a flooding project in Charleston: $1.75 billion.<\/p>\n
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