By Hana Engroff
Palm Beach Post Staff Writer
RIVIERA BEACH —

Divers and snorkelers will soon have another sanctuary where they can spot South Florida sea creatures – an artificial reef stretched across 2 acres near Phil Foster Park in Riviera Beach.
The reef, mostly made of limestone boulders, will be in 6 to 12 feet of water in the no-boat area just south of the park’s beach under the Blue Heron Bridge.
Sandwiched between the beach’s swimming and boating areas, it will provide a refuge not only for divers and snorkelers but also for marine life, Palm Beach County project coordinator Harvey Rudolph said. Seahorses, octopuses, manatees, turtles, a variety of fish and other sea critters have been spotted in the Lake Worth Lagoon water.
“You can see stuff here that you normally can’t see except offshore,” he said.
Construction started Wednesday, and fish are flocking to the few piles of limestone placed. Once algae encrusts …