The long awaited beach
renourishment project is finally underway. It is
phenomenal to watch. I headed to the beach Wednesday afternoon to see the process and progress. It looks like a huge movie set. Tons of slurry is being pumped in from off shore, then spewed all over the beach where bulldozers work around the clock spreading it out. ( the slurry will settle out after a couple of days, leaving behind a beautiful sandy beach)
If you remember earlier pictures, there were mountains of sandbags stretching from
Shipwatch Villas to Ocean Club Villas. The bags are now gone and the "new" beach is rapidly taking shape. There is still a lot to be done, but the sheer size and scope of the work is incredible. The entire job has to be completed by July 31, 2008, just as the Loggerhead Turtles begin to come ashore to lay their eggs (an equally exciting show) To see current pictures (June 3, 2008) click here.
To read more, click
here to see what the
Moultrie News, a small local paper, has to say.
Hope to see you on the beach this summer.
Labels: beach, Charleston, Isle of Palms, turtles
# posted by
Betty Poore @ 5:48 AM
