West Galveston beach nourishment project about to begin

The City of Galveston, TX, has announced the closure of Beach Access Point 10 (Hershey Beach) for beach nourishment works as the winter season approaches.

According to the City, this access point closure — being effective from today, October 1st through the remainder of the year — is to facilitate a 2-mile long beach nourishment project.

The West Galveston Beach Nourishment Project will use dredged sand from the Galveston Ship Channel to renourish the beachfront, from Sunbather Lane to 11-Mile Road.

An estimated 717,000 cubic yards of dredge material will be placed along the shoreline to slow down the natural process of erosion along beachfront and coastal areas.

The project, developed jointly by the Army Corps’ Galveston District, Texas General Land Office (GLO), the City of Galveston and the Galveston Park Board of Trustees, will be executed by Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company.