Pascagoula Beachfront To Undergo Facelift

(AP) - Workers will spend several months
dredging and moving sand to build a new 1.5-mile segment of the
beach along the Mississippi Sound in Pascagoula.
The $12.4 million project is being overseen by the U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers.
The Mississippi Press reports that crews this week installed
part of a seven-mile-long pipeline to move sand to the beach. About
900,000 cubic yards of sand will be dredged out of the Pascagoula
River navigation channel.
Susan Rees, program manager for the Mississippi Coastal
Improvements Program, says that before the beach buildup begins, a
perimeter will be established using large tubes. She compared it to
a large sausage casing filled with sand.
A seawall along the beach will be repaired and drainage will be
improved.