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The main armourstone breakwater at Meteghan has settled in some areas
allowing storm waves to over-top the breakwater during high tide storm conditions. Project work this
year will reinforce the breakwater by adding additional armourstone to raise its height and stop
over-topping by waves during westerly storms. The completed work will provide a
safe, protected harbour for fishing vessels, particularly important during storm
conditions.
Sandford is the site of a project to dredge the approach channel as harbour
users, especially the larger lobster vessels, are experiencing problems entering
the harbour through the shallow channel. Dredging will remove approximately 4,500
cubic metres of material, deepening the entrance channel and much improving safety
and efficiency at Sandford.
The floating wharves at Yarmouth Bar have limited use due to shallow water.
Dredging will remove an estimated 10,000 cubic metres of material from the basin
and entrance channel. When completed, the harbour will be able to accommodate current
users more safely and also accept additional fishers who are requesting berthage.
Also the site of a dredging project, Pinkneys Point has slowly infilled
over the years. The infilling has created a berthage problem and larger vessels
are grounding out inside the basin and at the basin entrance during low tide. The
project consists of redredging the berthage basin, entrance channel and the north
side of the wharf.
Little River Harbour (Yarmouth County) is a busy facility that needs improved
protection from wave action during bad weather conditions as well as increased use
of the wharf for loading, unloading and berthage. The project involves construction
of a 75-metre breakwater extending out from the shore as well as dredging on the
north side of the wharf. The two-year project will start this season with planning,
environmental and project design work. Construction is scheduled for early next
year.
Vessels using the harbour at Wedge Point have increased in both number
and size over the last decade. Every vessel needs to ground-out, at least once a
year, in order to do repairs or inspections below the low water line. A new and
bigger block and span support structure is required to safely accommodate these
larger vessels. Work will involve construction of a cribwork block and span structure
adjacent to the haul-out slipway. Also, the installation of a concrete pad on the
opposite side of the structure will double its capacity, further improving the efficiency
of harbour operations.
Dennis Point will be the site this year of advance planning, environmental
review and project design for possible future dredging and harbour development work.
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