Month: May 2022

A groundbreaking plan to construct a comprehensive network of seawalls and levees to protect the Peninsula from sea level rise took a major step forward this week, with design work for the Burlingame and Millbrae portion of the undertaking officially underway.

The stretch of infrastructure will be the first major project for OneShoreline, the county’s new agency tasked with a holistic approach to rising waters expected as a result of climate change. The agency received $8 million from the state budget last year, half of which will go directly to the Burlingame-Millbrae project.

“We quite literally are on the front line of climate change and dealing with the impacts,” said Assemblymember Kevin Mullin, D-South San Francisco, who secured the earmark. “This investment will help protect local and regional assets ranging from homes, local businesses and corporate campuses to SFO … as well as BART and Caltrain and other critical infrastructure.”

Regional coordination is now underway to address rising sea levels in the Bay Area.  For more, KCBS Radio’s Margie Shafer reports from the Millbrae Shoreline on the collaborative effort to ensure infrastructure and quality of life amid rising water levels.