Major beach replenishment project going on in Myrtle beach and North myrtle beach this year and yes, this summer. No sites mention this. I spent 8 hours finding the perfect spot (have been going there for around 10 years each summer) and stumbled upon this. See this site for details (not many) www.sac.usace.army.mil/鈥?/a>
Us army corp of engineers site Charleston district. Work goes on 24 hours 7 days a week. They are taking a month break then back to either Main Myrtle beach or North Myrtle beach. Garden City and Surfside beach (south) is complete.
This info was buried in a general information forum on a well known Myrtle Beach information site. Condo sites do not mention it. City cites to not mention it. It is being kept low key so it does not hurt reservations. It only impacts one area (I can%26#39;t find out how much beach is chained off at a time) but if it could be outside your condo you need to at least know this and access the risk.
There is a map on the corp of eng site showing the areas to be done. It is the key resort areas of both North Myrtle and Myrtle Beach.
They evidently close the area where they are working completely but allow you to access the beach and build sand ramps over the big steel pipes after they pass by to allow water access. Not sure what this does to the surf or water quality. Locals say the sand is gray and smell when first brought in according to trip reports from during the project.
I think I am still headed there but I am going to find out where they are starting the next phase before I commit to north myrtle or Myrtle Beach.
Myrtle Beach is planned to take 5 months to do 9 miles of beach. North Myrtle 3 months for 8.6 miles. They are bringing in twice as much sand to Myrtle. I do not know which area is starting next.
At least now you know.....
beach renourishment project underway in Myrtle and North Myr
Pineappleseller,
Just FYI, this topic has been covered extensively on this forum. If you plug ';renourishment'; into the search box for this forum, your result will be two pages of thread listings.
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