Those big pipes and heavy equipment near the Granada Avenue and The Esplanade intersection and vessels offshore will be in place until early April, providing that the weather and machinery cooperates. The $22 million project spans 3.2 miles from the South Jetty to just south of Brohard Park. “Equally important is the protection it provides in water events, such as tropical storms and hurricanes.” “The beach is one of our biggest economic drivers, for both tourists and residents,” Mayor John Holic said. They are working 24 hours a day to get the project completed before turtle nesting season begins April 15. Army Corps of Engineers is pumping offshore sand onto the shoreline, fixing eroded areas and creating a wider beach that gives more room for beachgoers. Sunbathers, volleyball players and swimmers are sharing space on Venice Beach with a massive project to restore what nature has taken away.īulldozers on land, vessels within eye's view offshore and a dredge 12 miles out are working to restore miles of shoreline that eroded about 150 feet over the past 10 years.įor the third time since the 1990s, the U.S.
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