New project aims to make Maine coast more climate-resilient [Video]

MAINE’S COASTLINE HAS BEEN BATTERED BY STORMS AND HIGHER TIDES IN RECENT MONTHS AND YEARS.. NOW.. THERE IS A NEW EFFORT IN KENNEBUNKPORT TO HELP REDUCE FUTURE IMPACTS OF A CHANGING CLIMATE.. VICTORIA WISNIEWSKI SHOWS US WHAT IS BEING DONE.. TODAY THE TOWN OF KENNEBUNKPORT HOSTED A RIBBON CUTTING TO REOPEN THE PIER ROAD CAUSEWAY THAT CONNECTS THE MAINLAND TO BICKFORD ISLAND AS PART OF THE CLIMATE RESILIENCY PROJECT. PIER ROAD CAUSEWAY WAS AMONG THE COASTLINE INFASTRUCTURE THAT WAS IMPACTED BY STORMS SURGE AND RECENT HIGH- TIDES. 00;00;00;00 – 00;00;36;01 GOV. MILLS CREWS HAVE BEEN FORCED TO CLOSE PIER ROAD, LEAVING HOMEOWNERS AND BUSINESSES CUT OFF IN AN EMERGENCY AND THREATENING BOTH LIVES AND LIVELIHOODS OF THE PEOPLE. IN 2022 KENNEBUNKPORT RECEIVED ABOUT TWO AND A HALF MILLION DOLLARS AS PART OF THE MAINE INFRASTRUCTURE ADAPTATION FUND.. PLUS LOCAL FUNDING.. TO HELP THE AREA BETTER HANDLE FUTURE STORMS. LAURIE SMITH- …