Beach Projects on Center Stage in Naples Next Week

Doctors Pass in North Naples will be the scene of a dredging project this weekend. As the sand is being pumped off a barge off Lowdermilk
Park beachgoers are warned to stay clear of the discharge pipe. Operating seven days a week, 24 hours a day,the dredging project will begin
Thursday night until around March 25th.
A beach tilling operation will also be taking place starting at Clam Pass, Seagate and Park Shore and work southward, to end south of the Naples Pier.
The tilling will start each day at 7 a.m.and continue until the beach gets too crowded to work safely.
Because of turtle nesting season, these projects must be done now instead of off-season.