HANCOCK COUNTY, MS (WLOX) - <\/p>\n
Hancock County's sand beach is about to undergo a $1 million transformation. Sand that washed away from the shoreline during Hurricane Isaac will be replaced. <\/p>\n
County leaders say when the work is finished, the beaches will reopen with a lot more for people to do. <\/p>\n
The damage caused by Hurricane Isaac was significant. County leaders estimate 60,000 cubic yards of sand eroded away. Mother Nature carved into the shoreline displacing the sand, but those seeing the beach for the first time don't seem to notice. <\/p>\n
\"I don't notice anything wrong. It would be nice if there were more waves,\" said Bonnie Gustin. <\/p>\n
Bonnie and Keith Gustin are from upstate New York. They say they enjoyed their day on the beach in Hancock County. <\/p>\n
\"To me, this is a pretty wide beach. We've walked some pretty narrow beaches,\" said Bonnie. <\/p>\n
The beach replenishment project will extend the beach to its original foot print. <\/p>\n
\"We're going to re-nourish the beach out to about a 150 foot profile,\" explained Lisa Cowand, President of the Hancock County Board Of Supervisors. <\/p>\n
Some of the sand that will replenish the beach will come from the bottom of the bay. It will be dredged up, dried out and reused. The other half will be trucked in. <\/p>\n
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