Beach Haven Geotubes Project
New Jersey Shore Protection: Beach Haven Slideshow including pictures and diagrams
The beaches took a severe battering from the fall and winter storms and there wasn’t much beach left in some areas. In an effort to fight chronic erosion problems and prepare the beaches for the busy summer season, geotubes (massive textile sacks filled with sand) will be installed
Officials for Tri-State Dredging of Philadelphia and the state Department of Environmental Protection will begin a 60-day project to reinforce the dwindling dune line from Leeward to Nelson avenues
The project will use Geotubes to bolster dunes to 10 feet in height. The same method has successfully protected dunes in Sea Isle City, Upper Township and Atlantic City, DEP officials said.
A 40-foot wide scour apron will protect the length of the tubes, which will be stacked in a pyramid configuration with two tubes on the bottom and other tubes to anchor the main ones, said Doyle, who explained the construction process.
The project includes six anchor tubes that are 5 feet in diameter and 140 feet long, six bottom tubes that are 6 feet high, 12 feet wide and 130 feet long. In addition, there are two top tubes that are 6 feet high, 12 feet wide and 195 feet long. The tubes will be filled with sand from Sahara Sand in Eagleswood and covered with a tan-colored shroud.
The tubes can be incorporated into a federally funded Army Corps of Engineers beach replenishment project. If and when Beach Haven gets beach replenishment, the geotubes would not be removed and be buried in the dune.
What To Expect during the Project:
- Limited Access at Merivale Avenue
- Provide public safety and adequate staging
- Heavy equipment operation between Leeward and Nelson Avenues
- 5 days a week/ 8 hours a day operation with continuous inspection
