“More than six times that amount will be placed on the beach beginning early next year.”

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Article about eroded Ocean Park beach at Pilotonline.com.

The city is partnering with the Virginia Port Authority, which is deepening the channel used by container ships bound for the Norfolk Harbor. Great Lakes Dredge & Dry Dock, which replenished the Oceanfront beach three years ago, will pump “beach quality sand” dredged from the channel onto Ocean Park beach.

One thought on ““More than six times that amount will be placed on the beach beginning early next year.””

  1. Be careful what you wish for. Sand on Chesapeake Beach (Chics Beach) has led to many many more folks coming to the beach which results in a chaotic situation with parking, trash and drinking.

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