Quantification of flood event forcing and the impact of natural wetland systems: Great Bay Boulevard, Ocean County, New Jersey

Great Bay Boulevard, located on the Tuckerton Peninsula in Ocean County, NJ, is a coastal roadway experiencing increased closures due to flood events. The US Army Corps of Engineers, Stockton University, and the Barnegat Bay Partnership partnered together on a pilot project sponsored by the Federal Highway Administration to explore the use of green infrastructure solutions that could simultaneously mitigate future roadway flooding and maintain marsh health over time. As documented in this report, thin layer placement of sediment could raise the marsh platform elevation in vulnerable locations along the road. A combination of oyster beds and native plants could be placed along the marsh edge to reduce overall wave energy at the site.

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