By Aaron Applegate The Virginian-Pilot March 31, 2015 <\/p>\n
NORFOLK <\/p>\n
It's been a long time coming, but the city's Ocean View beaches are finally getting more sand. <\/p>\n
Thank Hurricane Sandy, or at least the federal money that flowed after the 2012 disaster. <\/p>\n
Starting in November, roughly 7 miles of Chesapeake Bay beaches between Little Creek inlet and Willoughby Spit will be widened by 60 feet. The project is scheduled to be finished by May 2016. <\/p>\n
The 1.2 million cubic yards of sand will come from the bottom of the nearby Thimble Shoal shipping channel. <\/p>\n
If you have trouble imagining just how much sand that is, Chuck Joyner, Norfolk's assistant engineer, can help: <\/p>\n
\"It's a football field stacked with 560 feet of sand,\" he said. <\/p>\n
The main purpose is for storm protection, but the extra sand will also create more room for beachgoers, Joyner said. <\/p>\n
Mayor Paul Fraim called it the city's \"single-biggest investment in beaches to date\" at a Monday afternoon news conference. <\/p>\n
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