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#inletrepairs
DNREC to fire up inlet’s sand bypass system in mid...
Chris Flood
1 month ago
If everything goes as planned, the sand bypass system at the Indian River Inlet will be moving sand...
Beach rebuild north of inlet complete
Chris Flood
4 months ago
After about six weeks of work, the beach replenishment project immediately north of the Indian...
Inlet’s north beach replenishment project nears...
Chris Flood
5 months ago
Despite some weather-related delays, the replenishment project for the beach immediately north of...
Second round of inlet’s beach replenishment has begun
Chris Flood
6 months ago
For the second time in less than 10 months, the beach immediately north of the Indian River Inlet...
Contractor preparing for inlet’s north beach...
Chris Flood
6 months ago
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ contractor responsible for a second round of beach replenishment...
More sand coming to Indian River Inlet’s north side
8 months ago
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Philadelphia District has awarded an $8.1 million contract to...
State: Loss of sand at inlet’s north beach a natural...
Chris Flood
10 months ago
Earlier this year, in response to two dune breaches along Coastal Highway just north of the Indian...
Army Corps issues notice for Phase 2 of inlet beach...
Chris Flood
11 months ago
About a month after the state completed the first phase of a two-phase plan to restore the beach...
Repair project for inlet’s north walkway nearing...
Chris Flood
1 year ago
If everything goes as planned, for the first time in seven years, the walkway and popular fishing...
IR Inlet replenishment a vital part of DNREC’s...
Greg Patterson
1 year ago
If you’ve been over the Indian River Inlet bridge in the past few months, you’ve probably seen the...
DNREC nearing end of inlet’s beach replenishment
Chris Flood
1 year ago
After a little more than two months of work, the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and...
Replenishment ongoing at IR inlet’s north-side beach
Chris Flood
1 year ago
Roughly one month into the emergency replenishment work on the beach north of the Indian River...
Emergency beach replenishment begins at IR Inlet
Chris Flood
1 year ago
The second phase of fortifying Route 1 north of the Indian River Inlet has begun. The Delaware...
Fortification of Route 1 begins at Indian River Inlet
Chris Flood
1 year ago
Looking to fortify critical infrastructure along the coastline just north of the Indian River Inlet...
Army Corps’ top engineers working on inlet beach issue
Chris Flood
1 year ago
If everything goes as planned, in the name of protecting critical infrastructure, the north beach...
DNREC proposes even more sand for inlet beach
Chris Flood
1 year ago
In an effort to fully build back the beach immediately north of the Indian River Inlet, the state’s...
$10M secured for Indian River Inlet work
1 year ago
Sen. Tom Carper, chair of the Environment and Public Works Committee in the U.S. Senate, announced...
Indian River Inlet has always been challenging
1 year ago
Gov. John Carney recently announced a major replenishment project to build up the beach and dune...
Major dredging project planned for IR Inlet
Chris Flood
1 year ago
In response to growing concerns over the possible loss of infrastructure and the actual loss of...
Surfrider to state: Take action on inlet’s north beach
Chris Flood
1 year ago
For over a year now, the Delaware chapter of the Surfrider Foundation has been raising concerns...
DNREC seeks funding for large-scale project at...
Shawn M. Garvin
1 year ago
The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control shares the public’s sense of...
State taking new approach on Route 1 dune breaches
Chris Flood
1 year ago
In response to recent breaches, and in anticipation of more in the future, the state is taking a...
UPDATE: Route 1 partially open both directions north...
1 year ago
For the second time since March , the northbound lanes of Route 1 were closed after the dune was...
update
Water breaches dunes north of Indian River Inlet bridge
2 years ago
The left northbound lane of Route 1 near the Indian River Inlet bridge has been reopened, and both...
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5 hours ago
An electrical hazard was reported at 11:17 a.m., April 15, at the intersection of Second Street and...