Sea Isle City Beach Replenishment Project 2020 Information:
CURRENT BEACH CLOSURES: 40th and JFK Beaches (July 8, 2020)
Project Details:
CURRENT WORK AREA:
JFK To 52nd Street (1000 ft of beach closed at a time, rolling, check current updates)
AREAS COMPLETED:
40th to 28th Street
NEXT WORK AREAS:
1) 84th to 74th Street
2) 84th to 94th Street (Townsend's Inlet Park)
JFK To 52nd Street (1000 ft of beach closed at a time, rolling, check current updates)
AREAS COMPLETED:
40th to 28th Street
NEXT WORK AREAS:
1) 84th to 74th Street
2) 84th to 94th Street (Townsend's Inlet Park)
PROJECT FAQ:
1) How long will my beach be closed for?
Most beaches will only be closed a day or two at a time as the project moves, only 1000 ft of beach will be closed at a time
2) What time will the crew be working on the project?
The project works 24/7 365 days. Unless a mechanical failure or in climate weather disrupts the dredge.
3) How much beach is closed at a time?
Max 1000 feet of beach will be closed at a time.
4) What's with the pipes on my beach still?
Pipes will run from the start of the project area to one end before flipping around and doing the other end.
5) Who is completing the project? Sea Isle?
The project is being completed by the Army Corps of Engineers and Great Lakes Dock and Dredge.
6) Why would they do this in prime summertime and not winter?
Luck of the draw, GLDD completes the project when they can and when equipment is in the area, they do projects all over the world, you have to take it as it is available. The minor inconvenience is worth the protection of the new beach.
7) What's that big 3 wheel tower thing I see driving around the beach and in the water?
That's the CRAB or Coastal Research Amphibious Buggy, it maps and measures the sea floor so they know how to shape the beach and where to put the sand.
8) Why are some blocks receiving sand but not others?
The project is only fixing spots of serious erosion or need along the beach, this is part of a 50 year deal to fix problem spots on a 5 year basis after the major replenishment project 5 years ago.
9) Where is the sand coming from?
This project is moving sand from borrow areas off the coast of Sea Isle.
10) How does the process work?
The dredge moves around and sucks sand off the ocean floor and stores it on board the boat, once the boat is full of sand, it travels to the pipe area off the coast. The dredge connects to the pipe and switches it's pumps over to pump the sand and water slurry (60% sand 40% water) through the sub ocean floor pipe and onto the pipe on the beach and out into a screened cage, where bulldozers move the sand into position.
11) Wow, it must take a lot of power to push sand from the ocean along the pipes and onto the beach right?
Yes, in fact the dredge being used GLDD's Liberty Island dredge has pumps that have 10,000 horsepower, that's alot more than your car!
1) How long will my beach be closed for?
Most beaches will only be closed a day or two at a time as the project moves, only 1000 ft of beach will be closed at a time
2) What time will the crew be working on the project?
The project works 24/7 365 days. Unless a mechanical failure or in climate weather disrupts the dredge.
3) How much beach is closed at a time?
Max 1000 feet of beach will be closed at a time.
4) What's with the pipes on my beach still?
Pipes will run from the start of the project area to one end before flipping around and doing the other end.
5) Who is completing the project? Sea Isle?
The project is being completed by the Army Corps of Engineers and Great Lakes Dock and Dredge.
6) Why would they do this in prime summertime and not winter?
Luck of the draw, GLDD completes the project when they can and when equipment is in the area, they do projects all over the world, you have to take it as it is available. The minor inconvenience is worth the protection of the new beach.
7) What's that big 3 wheel tower thing I see driving around the beach and in the water?
That's the CRAB or Coastal Research Amphibious Buggy, it maps and measures the sea floor so they know how to shape the beach and where to put the sand.
8) Why are some blocks receiving sand but not others?
The project is only fixing spots of serious erosion or need along the beach, this is part of a 50 year deal to fix problem spots on a 5 year basis after the major replenishment project 5 years ago.
9) Where is the sand coming from?
This project is moving sand from borrow areas off the coast of Sea Isle.
10) How does the process work?
The dredge moves around and sucks sand off the ocean floor and stores it on board the boat, once the boat is full of sand, it travels to the pipe area off the coast. The dredge connects to the pipe and switches it's pumps over to pump the sand and water slurry (60% sand 40% water) through the sub ocean floor pipe and onto the pipe on the beach and out into a screened cage, where bulldozers move the sand into position.
11) Wow, it must take a lot of power to push sand from the ocean along the pipes and onto the beach right?
Yes, in fact the dredge being used GLDD's Liberty Island dredge has pumps that have 10,000 horsepower, that's alot more than your car!