HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. (WSAV) — Two million cubic yards of beach sand will be dumped along five areas of the Hilton Head Island shoreline, and the goal is to protect and maintain the beach for visitors and wildlife.
“This project will be the most expensive one yet,” said Shawn Colin, Hilton Head Island’s assistant town manager. “We’re estimating in excess of $40 million to execute this beach renourishment program.”
Town officials said every eight to 10 years, they take on a beach renourishment project. It replaces sand lost to natural erosion…