Hilton Head beach project moves ahead

HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. (AP) — A project to rebuild a mile of beach on Hilton Head Island is expected to get started in October.

The Island Packet of Hilton Head reported (http://bit.ly/pWhzh4) that the town council has awarded a more than $8 million contract to Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company.

The contract calls for pumping about one million cubic yards of sand onto a mile-long stretch of beach at Port Royal Plantation. A structure also will be built into the ocean perpendicular to the beach to catch sand.

The project was to have started last January, but there were delays getting a state permit.

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Information from: The Island Packet, http://www.islandpacket.com