$119 Billion Sea Wall Being Considered To Protect New York, New Jersey From Storm Surges. ... Ever since Superstorm Sandy, countless ideas have surfaced to defend the city against storm surge.

The projected expense for new sea walls on all of Balboa Island is $70 million. The city is saving money every year for it, with anticipated construction in 10 to 15 years, Stein said.

More than 11 years had passed since Tanzania adopted its National Adaptation Program of Action, which identified “the construction of artificial structures, e.g., sea walls” as a priority to ...

The Corpus Christi Sea Wall's original construction was completed in 1941. It's an iconic piece of the downtown landscape, but it also serves an important purpose.