Norfolk District, Army Corps of Engineers, Rudee Inlet Maintenance Dredging in Virginia Beach, VA

The Rudee Inlet Maintenance Dredging Project will consist dredging up to approximately 189,000 cubic yards of sandy maintenance material from the Rudee Entrance Channel, Sand Trap, Entrance Channel Transition Area, North Jetty Area, South Jetty Area, and Outer Deposition Basin located in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Approximately 75,000 cubic yards of sandy material will be dredged from the Entrance Channel and Sand Trap with placement on Resort Beach to the north of the Inlet. Approximately 15,000 cubic yards of sandy material will be dredged from the Entrance Channel Transition Area and North and South Jetty protection Areas with placement on Resort Beach to the north of the Inlet. Approximately 99,000 cubic yards of sandy dredged material will be dredged from the Outer Deposition Basin. 50,000 cubic yards of that will be placed South of the Inlet at Croatan Beach and 49,000 cubic yards will be placed to the North on the Resort Beach. A Hydraulic Cutter-head Dredge will be used to accomplish this work. Maximum pay depth (required + allowable), will be to -14 feet Mean Lower Low Water (MLLW) in the Entrance Channel, -20 feet MLLW in the Sand Trap, -16 feet MLLW in the Entrance Channel Transition Area, -14 feet MLLW for the North and South Jetty Protection Areas, and -22 feet MLLW for the Outer Deposition Basin.

Division 35 -

Waterway and Marine Construction, Waterway and Marine Construction and Equipment, Dredging.