Beach building. NASA public domain image colelction.
Pipes strewn along the newly built beach at NASA’s Wallops Island Flight Facility here in 2102 carry sand pumped from dredges offshore. The beach helped protect more than $1 billion in federal government and Co... 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
Large construction equipment is postured ready to begin
Large construction equipment is postured ready to begin beach renourishment in Virginia Beach, Virginia, June 19, 2019. The renourishment is part of the Virginia Beach Hurricane and Storm Damage Reduction Proje... More
Oceanfront project continues to renourish for storm protection
Oceanfront storm damage protection measures take place at Virginia Beach, Virginia, July 3, 2019. The Virginia Beach Hurricane Protection and Storm Damage project last occurred in 2012 with 1.25 million cubic y... More
The Virginia Beach Hurricane Protection and Storm Damage
The Virginia Beach Hurricane Protection and Storm Damage Reduction Project takes place at 37th Street in Virginia Beach, Virginia, July 31, 2019. THe project is comprised of three parts: a widened 100 foot bea... More
A beach visitor crosses over the sand ramps built to
A beach visitor crosses over the sand ramps built to transit over the discharge pipeline used in the beach renourishment project on the Virginia Beach oceanfront, Virginia, Aug. 1, 2019. Crews will be placing a... More
Kristin Mazur, Norfolk District project manager, explains
Kristin Mazur, Norfolk District project manager, explains beach-quality sand during an interview regarding the Virginia Beach Hurricane and Storm Damage Reduction Project at the Virginia Beach oceanfront, Virgi... More
Equipment and pipeline for the Virginia Beach Hurricane
Equipment and pipeline for the Virginia Beach Hurricane and Storm Damage Reduction Project is mobilized at 68th and 61st streets for upcoming renourishment operations at Virginia Beach, Virginia, Nov. 8, 2019. ... 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 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers contracted hopper dredge
A U.S. Army Corps of Engineers contracted hopper dredge vessel uses a ship-to-shore pipeline to pump sand onto Myrtle Beach, S.C., Sept. 22, 2018, following Hurricane Florence. The work is being done as part o... More
Large construction equipment is postured ready to begin
Large construction equipment is postured ready to begin beach renourishment in Virginia Beach, Virginia, June 19, 2019. The renourishment is part of the Virginia Beach Hurricane and Storm Damage Reduction Proje... More
The Virginia Beach Hurricane Protection and Storm Damage
The Virginia Beach Hurricane Protection and Storm Damage Reduction Project takes place at 37th Street in Virginia Beach, Virginia, July 31, 2019. THe project is comprised of three parts: a widened 100 foot bea... More
Kristin Mazur, Norfolk District project manager, explains
Kristin Mazur, Norfolk District project manager, explains beach-quality sand during an interview regarding the Virginia Beach Hurricane and Storm Damage Reduction Project at the Virginia Beach oceanfront, Virgi... More
Equipment and pipeline for the Virginia Beach Hurricane
Equipment and pipeline for the Virginia Beach Hurricane and Storm Damage Reduction Project is mobilized at 68th and 61st streets for upcoming renourishment operations at Virginia Beach, Virginia, Nov. 8, 2019. ... 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
Matthew Boles, a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Charleston
Matthew Boles, a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Charleston District, engineering technician, operates a Rapid Assessment Mobile Light Detection and Ranging Vehicle while surveying North Myrtle Beach, S.C., coast... More
Pipes are postured as dredging crews ready to begin
Pipes are postured as dredging crews ready to begin beach renourishment while beach-goers sit near the water in Virginia Beach, Virginia, June 19, 2019. The renourishment is part of the Virginia Beach Hurricane... More
The Virginia Beach Hurricane Protection and Storm Damage
The Virginia Beach Hurricane Protection and Storm Damage Reduction Project takes place at 37th Street in Virginia Beach, Virginia, July 31, 2019. THe project is comprised of three parts: a widened 100 foot bea... More
Equipment and pipeline for the Virginia Beach Hurricane
Equipment and pipeline for the Virginia Beach Hurricane and Storm Damage Reduction Project is mobilized at 68th and 61st streets for upcoming renourishment operations at Virginia Beach, Virginia, Nov. 8, 2019. ... 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 dredge vessel uses a ship-to-shore pipeline
A hopper dredge vessel uses a ship-to-shore pipeline to transfer sand from the ocean flood to the shoreline as part of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers beach renourishment operations underway along Myrtle Beach, S.... More
Large construction equipment is postured ready to begin
Large construction equipment is postured ready to begin beach renourishment in Virginia Beach, Virginia, June 19, 2019. The renourishment is part of the Virginia Beach Hurricane and Storm Damage Reduction Proje... More
The Virginia Beach Hurricane Protection and Storm Damage
The Virginia Beach Hurricane Protection and Storm Damage Reduction Project takes place at 37th Street in Virginia Beach, Virginia, July 31, 2019. THe project is comprised of three parts: a widened 100 foot bea... More
Dredging continues in support of the Virginia Beach
Dredging continues in support of the Virginia Beach Hurricane and Storm Damage Reduction Project at the Virginia Beach oceanfront, Virginia, Aug. 1, 2019. Crews will be placing approximately 1.4 million cubic y... More
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
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers beach renourishment operations
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers beach renourishment operations underway along Myrtle Beach, S.C., Sept. 22, 2018, following Hurricane Florence. These operations are designed to help rehabilitate shorelines to miti... More
Large pipes are stacked and lay ready for use during
Large pipes are stacked and lay ready for use during the beach renourishment project in Virginia Beach, Virginia, June 19, 2019. The renourishment is part of the Virginia Beach Hurricane and Storm Damage Reduct... More
The Virginia Beach Hurricane Protection and Storm Damage
The Virginia Beach Hurricane Protection and Storm Damage Reduction Project takes place at 37th Street in Virginia Beach, Virginia, July 31, 2019. THe project is comprised of three parts: a widened 100 foot bea... More
Dredging continues in support of the Virginia Beach
Dredging continues in support of the Virginia Beach Hurricane and Storm Damage Reduction Project at the Virginia Beach oceanfront, Virginia, Aug. 1, 2019. Crews will be placing approximately 1.4 million cubic y... 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
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Deputy Commanding General
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Deputy Commanding General for Civil and Emergency Operations, Maj. Gen. Scott Spellmon, points out beach renourishment operations to local government officials, USACE personnel and ... More
The Virginia Beach Hurricane Protection and Storm Damage
The Virginia Beach Hurricane Protection and Storm Damage Reduction Project takes place at 37th Street in Virginia Beach, Virginia, July 31, 2019. THe project is comprised of three parts: a widened 100 foot bea... 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
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' contractors pre-position
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' contractors pre-position pipeline segments (lower right) as part of beach renourishment operations underway along Myrtle Beach, S.C., Sept. 22, 2018, following Hurricane Florence. ... More
The Virginia Beach Hurricane Protection and Storm Damage
The Virginia Beach Hurricane Protection and Storm Damage Reduction Project takes place at 37th Street in Virginia Beach, Virginia, July 31, 2019. THe project is comprised of three parts: a widened 100 foot bea... 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 Virginia Beach Hurricane Protection and Storm Damage
The Virginia Beach Hurricane Protection and Storm Damage Reduction Project takes place at 37th Street in Virginia Beach, Virginia, July 31, 2019. THe project is comprised of three parts: a widened 100 foot bea... More
The Virginia Beach Hurricane Protection and Storm Damage
The Virginia Beach Hurricane Protection and Storm Damage Reduction Project takes place at 37th Street in Virginia Beach, Virginia, July 31, 2019. THe project is comprised of three parts: a widened 100 foot bea... More
The Virginia Beach Hurricane Protection and Storm Damage
The Virginia Beach Hurricane Protection and Storm Damage Reduction Project takes place at 37th Street in Virginia Beach, Virginia, July 31, 2019. THe project is comprised of three parts: a widened 100 foot bea... More
The Virginia Beach Hurricane Protection and Storm Damage
The Virginia Beach Hurricane Protection and Storm Damage Reduction Project takes place at 37th Street in Virginia Beach, Virginia, July 31, 2019. THe project is comprised of three parts: a widened 100 foot bea... More
The Virginia Beach Hurricane Protection and Storm Damage
The Virginia Beach Hurricane Protection and Storm Damage Reduction Project takes place at 37th Street in Virginia Beach, Virginia, July 31, 2019. THe project is comprised of three parts: a widened 100 foot bea... More