Tuesday, August 15, 2017 12:00 p.m. Weeks Marine has worked intermittently over the last few days, as marine conditions allowed. With Hurricane Gert forecasted to pass offshore, high waves are expected today and tomorrow. Weeks Marine is closely monitoring the weather. Once work resumes, work will continue in the section of beach just north of […]
Thursday, August 10, 2017 2:00 p.m. Weeks Marine resumed pumping sand this morning around 9:30 after two days of being shut down due to weather. The current marine forecast looks favorable for pumping the next several days. The cutterhead dredge McCaskill will work on filling a 900-foot section of beach just north of Buxton during […]
August 7, 2017 3:30 pm Coastal Science and Engineering (CSE), project manager for the Buxton Beach Nourishment Project, provided a detailed update at the Dare County Board of Commissioners’ meeting on Monday morning, August 7. CSE discussed production improvement measures that are being considered to expedite construction. They reported that Weeks Marine is hoping to […]
August 4, 2017 5 p.m. Weeks Marine pumped sand steadily this morning and shut down operations just before 3 p.m. due to rising sea conditions. With the dredge shut down, Weeks Marine’s beach crew plans to disconnect the pipes in front of the Cape Hatteras Motel and grade the newly nourished beach and open it […]
OFF then ON again. Check out the latest Buxton Beach Re-nourishment Update VIDEO for Thursday August 3, 2017 by Jan Dawson at Cape Hatteras Motel [stop by our office to get your ‘soon to be collector item’ T-shirts]. Cape Hatteras Motel recently topped 11,029 fans on Facebook!
Buxton Beach Nourishment Update … Wednesday, August 2, 2017 … Pumping Resumed After having to shut down pumping operations on Friday morning, July 29 due to rough sea conditions, the pumping of sand resumed this afternoon just after 4:00 p.m. Construction is moving to the south and has approached the north end of Buxton. Rough […]
Cape Hatteras Electric Cooperative (CHEC) has announced that two simultaneous solutions are being executed to restore transmission service to Hatteras Island and the estimated timeline to complete repairs will range from one to two weeks. CHEC is concurrently working to expand temporary generation service to the island. Evacuation for all visitors to Hatteras Island will […]
Power is ON, we’re taking RESERVATIONS but pumping has temporarily stopped. Check out the latest Buxton Beach Re-nourishment Update VIDEO for Friday July 28, 2017 by Jan Dawson at Cape Hatteras Motel [stop by our office to get your ‘soon to be collector item’ T-shirts]. Cape Hatteras Motel recently topped 10,875 fans on Facebook!
They’re back & getting close. Check out the latest Buxton Beach Re-nourishment Update VIDEO for Wednesday July 27, 2017 by Jan Dawson at Cape Hatteras Motel [stop by our office to get your ‘soon to be collector item’ T-shirts]. Cape Hatteras Motel recently topped 10,760 fans on Facebook!
Check out the latest Buxton Beach Re-nourishment Update VIDEO for Saturday July 22, 2017 by Jan Dawson at Cape Hatteras Motel. Cape Hatteras Motel recently topped 10,580 fans on Facebook!
