We have learned exciting news that the beach nourishment project is to be completed earlier than expected, as work in Rehoboth Beach has been ongoing since late April! Now that marine construction company, Weeks Marine, is adding a third dredge to the replenishment schedule, the Army Corps of Engineers has updated the timeline and portions of sand other coastal towns will be acquiring in the upcoming weeks:
(Chris Flood, 2023, 'With two lines going, it takes a team to spread out the sand.' Cape Gazette.)
In Dewey Beach, Weeks Marine will begin work after Rehoboth's completion and is expected to be completed in early June. Nearly 195,000 cubic yards of sand will be added to the beach between Saulsbury St and Beach Ave to the south. A pipe landing
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