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The Rodanthe beach nourishment project has been completed on Hatteras Island. The company is wrapping up by removing equipment and piping, this should take about a week then things will return to normal at the north end of the beach in Rodanthe. Close to 2 million cubic yards of sand was pumped onto shore to make … Read more
The Rodanthe beach nourishment project is almost at the half way mark.Take a look at this picture from the NCDOT NC 12 Facebook page and see the big difference it is making. Hopefully the widened beach just north of Rodanthe near the “S curves” will protect Highway 12 on Hatteras Island from damage during storms. … Read more
The Rodanthe beach nourishment is well underway on the beaches of Rodanthe on Hatteras Island at the Outer Banks. If you are at the Outer Banks it would be worth a drive to Rodanthe to see all the action. The NCDOT is working with the Army Corps and Great Lakes Dredging Company to provide news and … Read more
The NCDOT NC 12 facebook page report that the Rodanthe beach nourishment project is almost ready to start pumping sand to widen the beaches at that location. They have been setting up equipment and dredge pipes for a couple of weeks and will now start pumping the sand onto the beach. The work area is … Read more
The narrow strip of land that Highway 12 runs through near Rodanthe on Hatteras Island is always a problem spot when storms hit the island. The NCDOT requested beach nourishment for 2 miles along Highway 12 to protect the highway from future ocean overwash. This area is often referred to as the S-Curves on Hatteras … Read more
