Defuniak Herald
March 10, 2021
By DOTTY NIST
New bridges planned for two coastal dune lakes
Walton County has received funding for bridge projects at Deer Lake and Little Redfish Lake, two of the county’s globally rare and unique coastal dune lakes. The two lakes are located along CR-30A.
Melinda Gates, environmental coordinator for Walton County Public Works Environmental, explained that this bridge construction along CR-30A is to replace existing culverts across the lakes. “Removing the culverts will help restore the hydrologic connection of the northern and southern lobes of the lakes,” she said.
Gates said the two projects will be similar to the bridges already in place at three other coastal dune lakes, Big Redfish Lake, Draper Lake, and Alligator Lake. Culvert replacement/bridge construction projects on all these coastal dune lakes are part of an ongoing coastal dune lake hydrologic restoration effort in Walton County.
Gates commented that construction of the Little Redfish Lake bridge project will be funded through a $1,175,396.16 RESTORE Act grant. The Deer Lake construction project, she said, will be funded from a $1,224,603.84 National Fish and Wildlife Foundation grant.
Gates added that the current schedule is for the Little Redfish Lake construction to be conducted in fall 2021 and for construction on the Deer Lake project to take place in fall 2022.
BRIDGE PROJECTS planned for Deer Lake and Little Redfish Lake will be similar to the completed Alligator Lake Bridge, which is pictured. (Photo credit: Ric Burn of DRMP, Inc., consultant to Walton County)
New bridges planned for two coastal dune lakes – The Defuniak Herald & Beach Breeze
March 10, 2021
By DOTTY NIST
New bridges planned for two coastal dune lakes
Walton County has received funding for bridge projects at Deer Lake and Little Redfish Lake, two of the county’s globally rare and unique coastal dune lakes. The two lakes are located along CR-30A.
Melinda Gates, environmental coordinator for Walton County Public Works Environmental, explained that this bridge construction along CR-30A is to replace existing culverts across the lakes. “Removing the culverts will help restore the hydrologic connection of the northern and southern lobes of the lakes,” she said.
Gates said the two projects will be similar to the bridges already in place at three other coastal dune lakes, Big Redfish Lake, Draper Lake, and Alligator Lake. Culvert replacement/bridge construction projects on all these coastal dune lakes are part of an ongoing coastal dune lake hydrologic restoration effort in Walton County.
Gates commented that construction of the Little Redfish Lake bridge project will be funded through a $1,175,396.16 RESTORE Act grant. The Deer Lake construction project, she said, will be funded from a $1,224,603.84 National Fish and Wildlife Foundation grant.
Gates added that the current schedule is for the Little Redfish Lake construction to be conducted in fall 2021 and for construction on the Deer Lake project to take place in fall 2022.
BRIDGE PROJECTS planned for Deer Lake and Little Redfish Lake will be similar to the completed Alligator Lake Bridge, which is pictured. (Photo credit: Ric Burn of DRMP, Inc., consultant to Walton County)
New bridges planned for two coastal dune lakes – The Defuniak Herald & Beach Breeze
