Written by Patrick Clark
After many years of beach erosion due to hurricanes and nor’easters, East Beach is finally getting beach replenishment. Last summer (2015), East Beach had weathered to less than twenty feet at high tide. Thanks to federal funds that were freed due to Hurricane Sandy which decimated many beaches along the East Coast, seven miles of Chesapeake Bay beaches will be widened by sixty feet. The project is scheduled to be completed by May 2016. The East Beach portion is basically complete as of March 6th.
After many years of beach erosion due to hurricanes and nor’easters, East Beach is finally getting beach replenishment. Last summer (2015), East Beach had weathered to less than twenty feet at high tide. Thanks to federal funds that were freed due to Hurricane Sandy which decimated many beaches along the East Coast, seven miles of Chesapeake Bay beaches will be widened by sixty feet. The project is scheduled to be completed by May 2016. The East Beach portion is basically complete as of March 6th.
A total of 1.2 million cubic yards of sand will come from the bottom of the nearby Thimble Shoal shipping channel. More good news is the agreement between the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers and the city of Norfolk to replenish the beach every nine years for the next half century.
So, there will be plenty of sandy beach for Norfolk residents and visitors to stick their toes in the sand and read a good book. Might I suggest one of the two By the Bay; East Beach Stories anthologies?
About the author: Patrick Clark is the author of “Boneyard” and "The Town Hall Incident" in By the Bay: East Beach Stories. His story “Dead Drop” will be in Volume II, to be published in 2017. For more information on Patrick and his other writings, please visit his website: www.patrick-clark.com.
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