The plan was proposed by the City of Duluth and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District during a virtual webinar Wednesday evening.
If approved, the plan would entail placing approximately 50,000 cubic yards of clean, dredged sand along Park Point. This would stretch from the ship canal to approximately the s-curve at 12th Street.
“It will provide a solution to the ongoing erosion and again, the loss of beach area that is affecting the natural systems on Minnesota Point and human infrastructure” Patty Fowler, Area Hydrologist for the Minnesota DNR said. “It is also an opportunity to beneficially re-use the material from the harbor.”
Material for the project would come from the Duluth Front Channel, the Duluth Harbor Basin and the Duluth Anchorage Area.
According to Melissa Bosman, manager of the Duluth/Superior Harbor Maintenance Dredging Project, material from these areas is being tested to ensure its make-up matches the sand on Park Point.
If approved, Bosman said work to complete the project would take place between August 1st and September 30th, 24 hours a day, seven days a week except for Labor Day Weekend.
“The 24/7 operation is necessary to insure the contractor has enough time to place all the material before the winter sets in,” Bosman said.
During this time, Park Point will be closed North of 12th Street, except to residents. People will still be able to use the 12th Street beach, however.
Although the restoration project would not be a permanent solution, officials say it would stabilize and support the shoreline for some time.
A final decision on whether the project is approved will be made July 24th.
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