Project would build stairs running to the ocean and open a locked gate that has been in place for more than four decades ...

The Federal Emergency Management Agency will contribute about $789,400 to new beach ramps and staircases along Daytona Beach's Boardwalk.

In a statement, the organization asked the public for assistance in funding the replacement of the beach-access stairs to Marconi Beach, which a three-day nor’easter destroyed in September.