This critically vital project is a collaborative effort between the Cities of Everett and Chelsea to prevent projected coastal storm surge flooding from the Island End River across a 500-acre floodplain that will impact more than, 5,000 residents, 800+ buildings and 11,000 jobs in southeast Everett and southwest Chelsea.

The Cities are working to construct a coastal storm surge barrier, storm surge control facility, nature-based solutions along the riverfront, and related amenities at the Island End River. The approximately 5.2-acre Project Site is currently composed of a mix of commercial and industrial uses and supporting roadway and utility infrastructure.

Without this project, every major flood would inflict more than $200 million in direct damage, adding up to $3.7 billion over 50 years–more than 30 times the cost of the project. This does not include secondary costs like $30 million in lost wages, $79 million in lost sales, and up to $570 million in health care costs from food insecurity made worse by closure of the produce center.