The US Army Corps of Engineers and Delaware's Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control has contracted with Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company, LLC and Cottrell Contracting Corporation to conduct a beach fill project along Delaware's beaches. This project is a continuation of the original Coastal Storm Damage Reduction project.
A hydraulic beach fill project means the dredge pumps directly from the borrow site to the beach through submerged pipe. A hopper beach fill project is when a dredge stores the material on board and transports it closer to shore where it hooks up to a booster pump which pumps it through pipe to the beach.
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South Bethany |
This project is complete.
Dune maintenance and construction of crossovers will take place in the near future. |
South Bethany Plan |
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Bethany Beach |
This project is complete.
Dune maintenance and construction of crossovers will take place in the near future.
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Bethany Beach Plan
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Dewey Beach |
This project is complete.
Dunes have been rebuilt and are awaiting beach grass and fence. |
Dewey Beach Plan
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Rehoboth Beach |
This project is complete.
Dune maintenance and construction of crossovers will take place in the near future.
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Rehoboth Beach Plan
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Lewes Beach |
This project is complete. |
Lewes Beach Plan
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South Bowers Beach |
2,000 CY of sand was placed along 700 LF+/- of shoreline at the south end of the community. The beach berm was raised to an elevation of 8.5’ NAVD.
The project commenced on January 1, 2012 and was completed a month later at a cost of $31,780.
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Bowers Beach |
13,000 CY of sand was placed along 2,700 LF of shoreline. The beach berm was raised to an elevation of 8.5’ NAVD.
Te project commenced on January 9, 2012 and was completed on January 26 at a cost of $206,570.
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For more information regarding the Ocean coast projects, please contact Sarah Rivette, US Army Corps of Engineers, Philadelphia District 215-656-6515. For questions regarding the Bay beach truck haul projects, please contact Dan Brower at 302-739-9921.
Last updated: March 1, 2012
