Buxton Beach Nourishment Update Thursday November 30, 2017
Thursday, November 30, 2017
The hopper dredge R.N. Weeks was able to operate about 75% of the time over the past week and completed 52 loads. Weeks Marine reports that almost $1.4 million cubic yards of sand has been placed on the beach or about 53% of the project total. The completed section of beach is expected to open to the public by the end of the week.
Construction continues to proceed south and Weeks Marine estimates that it will take 21 work days to complete the south section of the project. If the weather forecast holds, Weeks Marine expects to work most of the time over the next few days.
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Buxton Beach Nourishment Update Thursday November 16, 2017
Thursday, November 16, 2017
The hopper dredge R.N. Weeks remained in safe harbor in Jacksonville, Florida over the past week. The repairs on the dredge have been completed, and the dredge was scheduled to be put back in the water and have the US Coast Guard inspection yesterday (November 15). If everything goes as planned, the dredge will leave Jacksonville today (November 16) and is expected to arrive in Buxton Saturday evening or Sunday morning. The weather forecast shows workable conditions from Sunday to Wednesday of next week. If this forecast holds true, the dredge will resume pumping shortly after its return to the jobsite.
Before operations were shut down last Monday, Weeks Marine reported that ~1,222,575 cubic yards of sand has been placed on the beach. This volume is equivalent to ~47% of the project total (2,600,000 cubic yards). Once the dredge is back in Buxton, work will resume approximately 700 feet south of the first building in Buxton and proceed south until it reaches the southern boundary of the project.
Weeks Marine reports that sea trials of the larger hopper dredge Magdalen have been progressing smoothly and their engineering team is working on the pre-dredging drawings and documents that will be submitted to the Corps of Engineers. An estimated date for arrival of the larger dredge will be announced once the timeframe is established.
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Buxton Beach Nourishment Update Tuesday November 7, 2017
Staff from Coastal Science Engineers presented an update regarding the Buxton beach nourishment project at the November 6 Dare County Board of Commissioners meeting. A .pdf of the presentation can be viewed by clicking here. Due to an upcoming weather event and industrial equipment issues, Weeks Marine pulled the dredge to Jacksonville Monday afternoon for mechanical repairs and to refuel. The dredge will return once weather conditions improve and repairs and refueling are complete. To date 46% of the project is completed. To view an update map of the completed areas and current construction zone, click here.
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Buxton Beach Re-nourishment Update VIDEO For Fri Oct 27, 2017
Check out the latest Buxton Beach Re-nourishment Update VIDEO for Friday Oct 27, 2017 by Jan Dawson at Cape Hatteras Motel
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