Cancun Beach Project UpdatePosted on Tue, Jul 28, 2009
Here is the latest information on the upcoming beach project soon to take place in Cancun, Playa del Carmen and Cozumel. In Cancun, the project will restore 12.27 kilometers of shoreline between Punta Cancun and Punta Nizuc and is due to begin on September 1. In a change from the 2006 project, this time it appears that pumping will begin at Punta Cancun and the dredging company will work from north to south. The sand will be dredged from sandbanks at La Ollita between Isla Mujeres and Contoy and from the area of Punta Norte in Cozumel and will be pumped on to the beaches and leveled. Some of the sand will be reserved for areas that are currently submerged in order to reduce the slope of the beach and reduce future erosion.
The project also calls for the construction of a concrete barrier to protect the beaches from erosion. Located between the coast and Islote Golondrinas, a tiny islet off Punta Cancun, the breakwater will be approximately 304 meters long and will weigh around 16,245 tons.
The Cancun component of the project will cost $650 million pesos and includes inspections and maintenance for ten years. In contrast, officials now acknowledge that the 2006 Cancun beach initiative failed due to inadequate monitoring and erosion studies after dredging took place.
In other news, when asked about the project and the fact that it is taking place during sea turtle season, Graciela Saldana, Director of Ecology for Cancun and Coordinator of the annual Cancun Turtle Conservation campaign, said that pumping should take place in daylight hours to minimize the impact on the sea turtles that come ashore at night to nest on area beaches.
As more details about this important project are released by the authorities we will do our best to keep you informed by publishing updates in Royal Resorts News.
Source: Semarnat, Noticaribe
October 11th, 2009 at 1:14 pm
Any update on the beach recovery project? Will be arriving in November and wonder if the project will be started by that date. Will any beach be available at that time
September 26th, 2009 at 5:18 am
My wife and I agree with Donna copeland concerning the beach at the RoyalHaciendas. We were looking forward to going in the water since the cancun beach was too rough but couldn’t use it because of the rocks. How disappointed we were when we arrived. Otherwise we loved the place!!
September 25th, 2009 at 8:46 pm
i’m a little worried when you say that there will be work being done on the beach starting in october. we are staying with you from oct. 17th -31st. will we be able to use the beach??? tks!
September 18th, 2009 at 7:30 am
Dear Beth:
Thank you for writing to Royal Resorts News. Beach restoration in Cancun is scheduled to start in October although we are still waiting for the Mexican authorities to publish the project calendar and do not know when work will be taking place in front of the four Royal Resorts.
Apparently the dredgers and the heavy equipment have now arrived at Puerto Progreso on the Yucatan coast and will be transported to Cancun. We will keep you posted.
September 16th, 2009 at 4:20 pm
What condition is the beach in now? My husband and I are planning a trip there in October.
September 16th, 2009 at 9:58 am
What is the timeframe of the beach project? We will be at the Royal Mayan Sept 26-Oct 10.
September 8th, 2009 at 1:38 pm
Dear Rev:
Thank you for writing to Royal Resorts News.
In contrast to the 2006 beach project, the beach restoration proposed for Cancun this time around includes sand dredging, the construction of a barrier off Punta Cancun, the northern headland of the “7″-shaped island that is the Hotel Zone to limit erosion, and a 10-year monitoring and maintenance program.
Officials have acknowledged that the 2006 Cancun beach initiative failed due to inadequate monitoring and erosion studies after dredging took place. Theyalso say that they learned a lot from the 2006 project and were able to use this experience during the planning stages when coastal erosion experts from Mexico and aboard spent months taking readings and studying the shoreline.
As yet, the project coordinators have not released the dredging calendar or the final technical details of the project. As soon as we receive more information we will be posting updates here and on the Royal Resorts website.
I hope that this helps
September 8th, 2009 at 11:50 am
I own at the Royal Islander. The last beach project was very unsatisfactory, with large slope to beach. Are there plans to be different this time around?
September 1st, 2009 at 10:23 am
Dear Donna:I have forwarded your comments to the Resort Manager at The Royal Haciendas. I had not heard about the corals in the bay and am not sure how accurate the information is. I will let you know.
August 28th, 2009 at 3:33 pm
We bought a timeshare at Royal Haciendas last year. We noticed the beach in front was very un-inviting, hence the large pool. I love to be on the beach. I understand the coral is dead on this beach. Is this true and are you planning a clean-up on this beach. It would be ‘perfect’ if the beach was more attractive.
Thank you, donna