FLAGLER COUNTY, Fla. – A major project aimed at increasing protections of vulnerable stretches of Florida ’s scenic State Road A1A is nearing completion, just as hurricane season gets underway.

State Road A1A spans more than 300 miles from Fernandina Beach to Key West and offers spectacular views of the Atlantic Ocean, but its proximity to the shoreline makes the roadway highly vulnerable to hurricanes , nor’easters and other erosion events.

In recent years, significant cyclones such as Matthew, Dorian and Nicole have led to large sections of the highway washing away, forcing transportation officials to conduct emergency repairs, which ultimately are weakened or washed away by the next disaster .

So, with some ingenuity and funding of more than $100 million, the Florida Department of Tr

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