Check out the latest Buxton Beach Re-nourishment Update VIDEO for Friday Oct 20, 2017 by Jan Dawson at Cape Hatteras Motel [stop by our office to get your ‘soon to be collector item’ T-shirts]. Enter Our Christmas Tree Decorating Contest For A Chance At Winning A Five Night Stay! Cape Hatteras Motel recently topped […]
Wednesday, October 18, 2017 5:30 p.m. Weeks Marine reports that they were able to work efficiently for approximately 60 hours over the past week with the hopper dredge R.N. Weeks having pumped approximately 42,000 cubic yards of sand. 38% of the total project volume of sand has been pumped up to this point. The dredge […]
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The hopper dredge R.N. Weeks started pumping around 12:30 p.m. today from the second landing point or subline that is located approximately 1 mile north of Buxton. Pumping will proceed south to tie in with the section of beach that was completed by the cutterhead dredge C.R. McCaskill in August. The cutterhead dredge C.R. McCaskill […]
Date: 10/02/2017 12:22 p.m. Buxton Beach Nourishment Update October 2, 2016 Due to shoaling at Oregon Inlet, Weeks Marine was unable to move the tug boats and rubber hose to the job site last week. The arrival of the hopper dredge was delayed and the on-dredge inspection was cancelled. Turtle trawling was put on hold, […]
Date: 09/28/2017 11:01 a.m. Today, Weeks Marine construction crew members will begin returning to the job site and if conditions allow, pre-dredging data collection will begin. On Friday, crews will begin moving equipment to the construction area on the beach during periods of low tide. The hopper dredge R. N. Weeks is scheduled to arrive […]
Unrestricted Access to Hatteras Island Begins at 1:00 p.m. Today [9/28/17]. On Thursday afternoon, visitors may return to all Hatteras Island villages including Rodanthe, Waves, Salvo, Avon, Buxton, Frisco and Hatteras Village. There are still pockets of sand and water remaining along Highway 12 and on some side roads. It will be necessary for NCDOT […]
Oh well folks, no sand pumping today, no way Jose! Check out the latest Buxton Beach Re-nourishment Update VIDEO for Friday Sep 15, 2017 by Jan Dawson at Cape Hatteras Motel [stop by our office to get your ‘soon to be collector item’ T-shirts]. Enter Our Christmas Tree Decorating Contest For A Chance […]
Great news, some off and on sand pumping should start sooner than expected! Check out the latest Buxton Beach Re-nourishment Update VIDEO for Thursday Sep 14, 2017 by Jan Dawson at Cape Hatteras Motel [stop by our office to get your ‘soon to be collector item’ T-shirts]. Enter Our Christmas Tree Decorating […]
Wednesday, September 13, 2017 2:30 p.m. Weeks Marine reports that the cutterhead dredge C.R. McCaskill has completed dry-dock inspection and was towed from Charleston (SC) to Wilmington (NC) on Wednesday, September 6. After remaining in Wilmington for a few days waiting for the passage of Hurricane Irma, the dredge left Wilmington this morning and is […]
