In this 24/7 operation, the beach might receive between 35,000 and 40,000 cubic yards in a single day. Somewhere in the neighborhood of 1 million cubic yards of sand will be pumped from Townsend’s Inlet onto Seven Mile beaches this spring. Unforeseen elements like weather, equipment issues, and possible project expansion impact timetables.īut this is an eye-opening process by any account. Stone Harbor immediately follows suit for about 400,000 cubic yards, and it’s a coin toss on whether the project is complete before summer visitors come. Projections indicate Avalon’s replenishment of approximately 600,000 yards of cubic sand should be complete sometime in April.

It might also be a work in progress, with sand being pumped in during the summer season, temporarily closing some beaches.īoth scenarios look possible with the 2023 beach-fill project in Avalon and Stone Harbor. It might be the summer version of Christmas magic, in which wide, sand-fortified beaches resemble presents placed under the tree. Seven Mile Beach visitors embrace a rare phenomenon.

How does sand dredging work