Rocks and sediment pose marine hazard
Due to storm damage over the years, most recently from the
succession of very strong winter storms in 2023, one of the breachway’s rock
walls has deteriorated, allowing water to pull sand in front of the breachway
and into the channel. The buildup of sediment has raised the channel’s floor,
leaving it at two to three feet deep at low tide, making it difficult for
boaters to avoid getting beached or hitting rocks.
Town officials, DEM, and the RI Coastal Resources Management
Council (CRMC) are in collaboration to determine how to effectively repair the
breachway.
