Published on Tuesday, 22 May 2018 at 8:08:51 AM
The placement of 3000m3 of sand along Whitehill Road scheduled for this week will help reduce the risk of further coastal erosion during a storm event forecast to hit the City later in the week.
City of Greater Geraldton Chief Executive Officer Ross McKim said regular sand nourishment between John Batten Hall and Drummond Cove Road will continue until the Coastal Hazard Risk Management Adaptation Planning (CHRMAP) report was completed.
“Sand nourishment of the area has only ever been a short term solution to the coastal erosion along Whitehill Road until a long-term solution could be identified in the CHRMAP process,” he said.
“Part of the final stages in the CHRMAP process include identifying whether or not the community want Whitehill Road to be reconnected and if so, the preferred north-south route, as the infrastructure required to build a road could become part of a medium-term solution to the erosion.
“In the meantime, we will continue to nourish the site with sand which will help safeguard assets along the coastal reserve from further erosion until the CHRMAP report is completed and long-term solutions to the erosion can be considered by Council.”
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Sand nourishment previously undertaken at Whitehill Road in Drummond Cove.
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