Popular Adelaide beaches will soon begin receiving truckloads of sand to help overcome erosion and sand drift, amid concerns that the condition of some shorelines is currently the 'worst it has been'.
Given the price of sand — "in the order of $65 to $70 a cubic metre" — the total cost of the operation could be around $4 million, Mr Townsend said.
Sand-carting has been a common feature of Adelaide's coast over the years and decades, but has not been without controversy, and has created a north-south divide of sorts.Residents have repeatedly expressed concerns about heavy trucks on beaches, while some at Semaphore Park have strongly objected to sand being taken from their beaches and moved further south, leaving the more northerly dunes also at risk of erosion.
Brad McAlpine has been highly concerned in the past about the impact on Semaphore's beaches and dunes. The state government is currently conducting a review into that very question, examining alternative options to help manage Adelaide's disappearing beaches.Charles Sturt Council chief executive Paul Sutton said his council, which includes West Beach, Henley and Grange beaches, was "immensely grateful" to receive sand."These are tiny little drops in the bucket that is the problem along these areas of the coastline," he said.
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