Posted on June 21, 2018
By Gareth McKnight, Mandurah Mail
The Department of Transport and City of Mandurah will this week start earthworks to dredge sand from Mandurah Ocean Entrance and widen Town Beach.
The project will operate at a cost of $1.25 million and is undertaken to improve access during summer months.
As such, work will be undertaken from Monday to Friday during daylight hours up until October.
Department of Transport general manager of coastal infrastructure Steve Jenkins said the annual sand bypassing and replenishment project would see about 160,000 cubic metres of sand relocated.
“To ensure Mandurah Entrance Channel remains safe for navigation, sand is taken from Halls Head Beach and pumped to Town Beach,” he said
“The work, due for completion in October, maintains the natural eastward drift of sand and replenishes the eroding beaches to the north east of the Entrance Channel.
“When complete the local community will enjoy a wider Town Beach in time for the summer season.”
The works will be undertaken using a mobile material screening, pumping and conveying plant designed to transfer materials cost-effectively over long distances and long reach excavator.
Beachgoers are asked to observe the warnings in place during the project, while the Department is working with schools and sports clubs to minimise inconvenience.
For more information visit https://www.transport.wa.gov.au/imarine/coastal-erosion-and-stability.asp
