Block Island’s Sandy Restoration Continues

Almost two years after Hurricane Sandy, the storm’s impacts are still being seen on both land and sea. The United Sates Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) - New England is on a mission to restore and clean the beaches and channels in Block Island, R.I,., and the Corps is now using a special dredge to make the entrance channel to the Harbor of Refuge to remove hazardous shoals in the channel.

During this Block Island restoration project, DREGEPACK was used to maintain the channels and restore the beaches from Hurricane Sandy’s major damage and erosion.

DREDGEPACK will allow the operator to monitor and record digging operations and allow the contractor to maximize digging efficiency while providing a record of digging operations. It provides the design tools to accurately model almost any dredge plan.

HYPACK was used during the pre- and post-dredge operation to ensure the channel was dredged to ensure safe navigation of the channel used daily by commercial fishing boat, ferries and recreational boats. 

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