The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is placing more than 26 million cubic yards of sand along the coastline throughout the northeastern United States to repair and restore coastal storm risk reduction projects previously built by the corps that were hit by Hurricane Sandy.
The bulk of the sand, roughly 23 million cubic yards, will be placed in New York and New Jersey, but sand will also be used to restore previously constructed projects in Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia.The work, some of which has already started, will be accomplished through a number of contracts with sand being obtained from different sources, including navigation channels and offshore borrow areas, according to a release.
Estimated cost is $600 million.
In Delaware, the corps will place approximately 2 million cubic yards of sand at five separate projects. In Maryland, the Corps will place 850,000 cubic yards of sand at Ocean City. Skepticism has grown on the continued pumping of sand. However, coastal economies would be devastated by cutbacks, supporters argue.
Click on the link below for further details in the full release from the corps.
