The sun peeks over the horizon as water is pushed through
The sun peeks over the horizon as water is pushed through a strainer and onto the beach. The hopper dredge is positioned about 400 feet off shore and sand is moved from the bottom of the ocean floor (like a vac... More
Dozers are moving sand between 46th and 48th Streets,
Dozers are moving sand between 46th and 48th Streets, increasing the width of the beach approximately 300 feet, with a minimum elevation of 8.5 feet. This project is part of the Virginia Beach Hurricane Protect... More
An aerial view of the renourishment area between 38th
An aerial view of the renourishment area between 38th and 40th Streets at the oceanfront. Bulldozers and other equipment on the beach will spread the sand after it is dredged from the ocean floor, travels throu... More
A hopper dredges sits off the Virginia Beach oceanfront,
A hopper dredges sits off the Virginia Beach oceanfront, pumping sand from the ocean floor from navigational channels north of Cape Henry through a series of pipes to a pump-out landing station near 17th Street... More
An aerial view of the renourishment area between 38th
An aerial view of the renourishment area between 38th and 40th Streets at the oceanfront. Bulldozers and other equipment on the beach will spread the sand after it is dredged from the ocean floor, travels throu... More
This is the first renourishment since the Virginia
This is the first renourishment since the Virginia Beach Hurricane Protection Beach Renourishment Project was completed in 2001. Damage prevention has been estimated at $443 million, according to Army Corps of ... More
An aerial view of the Virginia Beach renourishment
An aerial view of the Virginia Beach renourishment project. Bulldozers and other equipment on the beach will spread the sand after it is dredged from the ocean floor, travels through piping, filtered and pumped... More
The hopper dredge is positioned about 400 feet off
The hopper dredge is positioned about 400 feet off shore and sand is moved from the bottom of the ocean floor (like a vacuum cleaner) and is moved through connecting pipes into a strainer before it is placed on... More