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    USACE coastal project in Sandbridge, Va., under construction [Image 2 of 2]

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    A beach nourishment or coastal construction operation is underway, with heavy machinery actively depositing sand and slurry onto the shoreline. A large yellow Caterpillar bulldozer is operated by a worker in safety gear, while a discharge pipe and frame structure on the left expel a sand-water mixture onto the beach. A dredging or supply vessel is visible offshore in the background.

    SANDBRIDGE, VIRGINIA, UNITED STATES

    06.24.2013

    Photo by Justin Ward 

    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers North Atlantic Division

    The hopper dredge BE Lindholm is anchored off the coast while dozers move sand that was dredged from the ocean's floor. The sand is transferred through a piping system into a strainer before it is placed on the beach. Dozers then move the sand to expand and build up the beach front. Today the crew was working between the 2800 and 2900 block of Sandpiper Rd. The $13.35 million non-federal project included the dredging and placement of approximately 2 million cubic yards of sand along public beachfront from Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge to the Dam Neck Naval facility.

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    Date Taken: 06.24.2013
    Date Posted: 06.24.2013 14:14
    Photo ID: 959573
    VIRIN: 240613-A-YW639-002
    Resolution: 1024x683
    Size: 423.77 KB
    Location: SANDBRIDGE, VIRGINIA, US

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