Myrtle Beach renourishing--beach closed!

OK--I just spoke with the director of the City of Myrtle beach. Not only is my hotel going to be affected, the beach will be CLOSED 2-3 days a week! This renourishing project will be going on all summer--they are starting in Mid April. I think that I am changing my plans of where I will stay this summer!!

Myrtle Beach renourishing--beach closed!

Did this person say specifically when the renourishing project will end (is there a specific date)?

Myrtle Beach renourishing--beach closed!

Do you have a contact name and person to call to see if where we are staying will be affected? When does this project start? I am due to leave here in 8 more sleeps !!!!

This is the story: They were going to start at the South end of the beach in March/April, move northward up the coast into North Myrtle and be finsihed in OCTOBER. As of today, the plan is to start work around the middle of April at 2nd Avenue North and work southward to the city limits (about 30 blocks). Then they will move upward to 82nd ave Ave Norht and work southward to 2nd Ave North. They hope to have this part done by the middle of July. The City is going to ask the Army Corp of engineers to start at 2nd Ave. North and move northward after they finish the southern leg. I don%26#39;t know. It just does not sound good to me. The city manager told me that it is noisy and disruptive--I spoke with the hotel. They acknowledged that the beach will be closed--that is more than disruptive.

You can call the City of Myrtle Beach--Tom Leach is the director--I believe--but he does not have all the answers as the said thast the Army Corps of Engineers keep changing locations!

Thanks for the information, it appears as if it will not affect our visit but I do feel for others that were heading that way this summer.

';-beach closed!';

A little alarmist ? Wow - the whole Grand Strand beach is closed ? Gee, that is horrible %26lt;rollseyes%26gt;

Be prepared for a couple hundred yards of closure for a couple days, then they move on.

Will it be an inconvenience ? Probably as you ';might'; have to walk up/down the beach to throw down your towel. Is it a massive shut-down of miles of beach ? Absolutely not.

thanks for the info!

LewisCenter1 are you really seasheller in disguise?

No, I am not seasheller in disquise. But, I go to the beach to have a beachfront room with a panoramic ocean view. If I pay that kind of money, no, I do not want to walk 200 yards down the beach to put my towel down. If others don%26#39;t mind that, that is OK but for those of us that do, I am trying to get info and pass it along. I think that the best bet is to find out where it is, (the dredging) and if you mind bulldozers in your view--maybe you might want to consider somewhere else. My hotel was pretty honest, I think--they ended up stating that the beach would be closed (I meant to clarify behind the hotel that is being dredged). If this matters to you, as it might to some paying upwards of $200 a night, they can change plans. That%26#39;s what this forum is about.....information.

I am so confused! When you say 2nd Avenue North is that the Ocean Boulevard section just south of Sea Mountain Highway? Then moving south to City Limits - where is that and how long will it take to get there? We%26#39;re planning on visiting mid April and this will not change our plans as my partner loves watching big engineering marvels!