Dredging of the Crowdy Harbour Boat Ramp facility was set to begin on November 11, but has been rescheduled to start on November 25 due to the recent bushfire event.
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Council will undertake the dredging of sand that has built up on all four boat ramps within the harbour as it is impacting on the depths of the ramps.
The sand will be transferred to an adjacent section of eroded foreshore where it will be deposited to help replenish and stabilise the area.
The dredging and depositing will take about four days to complete and will result in various boat ramps around the harbour being closed at different times.
At least one ramp will remain open while the work is being completed, to enable vessels to access the harbour, and others will re-open as the work progresses.
Along with the dredge, a pipeline will be set up to transfer the sand to the targeted area of foreshore and this area will be fenced off for the duration of the project.
"Dredging the ramps within the harbour will improve water quality and help with navigation in and out of the harbour, while the excess sand will replenish an area of the foreshore that really needs it, so it's good news all round," said MidCoast Council's Paul De Szell.
Works will cause temporary inconvenience to recreational boat ramp users and signage and barriers will be in place in the lead up to the works and for the duration, advising of changing conditions and prohibited areas.
The dredging of the boat ramps is expected to be completed by November 30.
For more information about our dredging activities, including the Harrington Back Channel project which deposits to the southern end of Manning Point Beach, head to www.midcoast.nsw.gov.au/dredging.
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