July 17, 2023: Beach Nourishment Update – Sand Pumping Complete, Demobilization to Begin

July 17, 2023

Great Lakes Dredge and Dock has completed pumping sand onto Stone Harbor beaches this morning. Pipes are being washed out clean to be disassembled for demobilization. The demobilization will start from the south and move north. The majority of this work will happen after hours, so beaches will be accessible. Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Co. plans to have all of the pipes removed from the beach by Wednesday morning.

– Currently the 123^rd street/beach south to the terminal groin is closed for the beach nourishment operations.

– Most advanced basket discharge station: 123^rd Street at the groin

– The Dredge, Texas, & Booster are onsite working in the Townsends Inlet borrow area,

– Subline landing in Stone Harbor at 91^st Street

– Dredge Texas pumped approximately 32,283 CY onto beach on 7/15/23 from 0000 hours to 2400 hours; total placed on beach to date (7/12/23, 2400 hours): 711,090 CY, 97.89 % complete (per GLDD).

– Dredge Texas pumped approximately 15,429 CY onto beach on 7/17/23 from 0000 hours to 0900 hours.