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Find out moreThe Marina · 28 September 2026
The Marina sea wall reaches its full height
The raised sea wall along the lagoon edge is now complete for the first 1.4 km. We explain why it is higher than the minimum, and how the promenade will open in stages.
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28 September 2026
Higher than the minimum
The engineers' minimum height for the sea wall was set by the highest tides of the last fifty years. We built 1.2 metres above it, because the next fifty years will not look like the last.
Mangroves in front
In front of the wall, a strip of mangrove seedlings is being planted. As they grow they slow the waves before they reach the wall, and give young fish a sheltered place to grow.
A wall is the least interesting thing we build, and the one we can least afford to get wrong.
The promenade, in stages
The first 600 metres of the promenade open in November, from the boat club to the water taxi stop. The full 2 km follows in stages as the villas are finished.
For everyone
The promenade will be open to everyone who lives and works in Novaterra. The villa gardens and their berths are private, but the water's edge belongs to the city.
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