Project begins to add 30,000 tons of sand to Salisbury Beach [Video]

LOOK FOR A LONGER TERM SOLUTION. THIS IS JUST SOME OF THE 30,000 TONS THEY’RE BRINGING IN TO BUILD UP THE BEACH. AND WHILE IT’S TEMPORARY, EXPERTS ARE SAYING IT’S WELL WORTH IT. STRONG STORMS BATTERING SALISBURY BEACH EARLIER THIS YEAR. HOMEOWNERS REMEMBER IT WELL. WE HAD SEA FOAM BACK IN APRIL COMING DOWN THE STREET. I WAS IN FRONT OF THE HOUSE, PUSHING THE SEA FOAM AWAY FROM THE FRONT DOOR. THE STATE NOW BUILDING UP DUNES ALONG A TWO MILE STRETCH. A SHORT TERM FIX WHILE THEY LOOK FOR A MORE SUSTAINABLE SOLUTION. WHAT WE’RE DOING HERE TODAY IS INCREASING THE HEIGHT AND MAKING THE SLOPE MORE GRADUAL, SO THAT THE WAVE ENERGY DOESN’T HIT THE DUNE HARD AND ERODE QUITE AS MUCH AS IT WOULD BE. REPORTER THIS YEAR, HOMEOWNERS SPENT $600,000 TO SHORE UP DUNES. DAYS LATER, STORMS APPEARED TO WASH THEM AWAY. BUT EXPERTS SAY …