Mandurah entrance channel dredging to start

Beach users at Halls Head in Mandurah are being asked to take extra care as important annual coastal maintenance work begins next week.

Between 120,000 and 180,000 cubic metres of sand will be excavated from the beach at Halls Head and pumped to the beaches immediately north of the Mandurah Ocean Entrance.

Department of Transport (DoT) Acting Coastal Facilities Manager Shelley Grice said the annual sand bypassing and replenishment project was needed to ensure safe navigation depths in the entrance channel and widen Town Beach for summer. 

“Funded by the State Government and City of Mandurah at a cost of $1.8million, the work will see heavy machinery in operation during the day from Monday to Friday until the completion of work in November,” Ms Grice said.

“People are asked to observe the warnings in place and keep well clear of the works.

“Ongoing collaboration with the City to deliver this annual project in the most cost-effective way means skippers can be confident navigating the entrance channel and the community can enjoy wider beaches to the north in the summer months.”

The works follow the successful completion of the Dawesville Sand Bypassing project where approximately 130,000 cubic metres of sand was excavated from Pyramids Beach and bypassed to Avalon Beach. 

“The amount excavated from Pyramids Beach this year was about 20,000 cubic metres greater than anticipated but did not reach the record 150,000 cubic metres relocated in last year’s campaign,” Ms Grice said.  

For more information about DoT’s dredging and sand bypassing program visit our website. 
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