USA: Sandbridge Beach Renourishment Moves Ahead

The Sandbridge hurricane protection and beach renourishment project is moving forward.

The hopper dredge BE Lindholm, anchored off the coast of Virginia Beach, is pumping sand from the ocean’s floor.

The sand is transferred through a piping system into a strainer before it is placed on the beach. Dozers then move the sand to expand and build up the beach front.

This $13.35 million non-federal project included the dredging and placement of approximately 2 million cubic yards of sand along public beachfront from Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge to the Dam Neck Naval facility.

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Dredging Today Staff, June 13, 2013