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Midtown Beach replenishment project begins

Palm Beach Daily News
Workers piece together heavy machinery for the Midtown Beach-area sand fill, which began last week.
Workers piece together heavy machinery for the Midtown Beach-area sand fill, which began last week.
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Between now and April 30, sand will be pumped from an offshore borrow site near Palm Beach Inlet and placed on the beaches between Casa Bendita and Banyan Road.
Between now and April 30, sand will be pumped from an offshore borrow site near Palm Beach Inlet and placed on the beaches between Casa Bendita and Banyan Road.
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Two dredges, operated by federal contractor Weeks Marine, working on the Midtown Beach project cross paths Thursday morning on their way to and from the offshore sand “ borrow ” site near Palm Beach Inlet. [Photo submitted by Rob Weber].
Two dredges, operated by federal contractor Weeks Marine, working on the Midtown Beach project cross paths Thursday morning on their way to and from the offshore sand “borrow” site near Palm Beach Inlet. [Photo submitted by Rob Weber].
A machine called an Extractor pours sand on the beach after filtering out rocks and debris on Wednesday.
A machine called an Extractor pours sand on the beach after filtering out rocks and debris on Wednesday.
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A front loader carries large pipes north along Midtown Beach to be used in the beach replenishing process that is currently underway just south of Clarke Avenue. The pipes receive sand pumped underwater to the beach through underwater hoses from a dredge in the Atlantic.
A front loader carries large pipes north along Midtown Beach to be used in the beach replenishing process that is currently underway just south of Clarke Avenue. The pipes receive sand pumped underwater to the beach through underwater hoses from a dredge in the Atlantic.
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A dredge that vacuumed up sand near Peanut Island pumps sand onto beach just south of Clarke Avenue through underwater pipes.
A dredge that vacuumed up sand near Peanut Island pumps sand onto beach just south of Clarke Avenue through underwater pipes.
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