The latest news from Cancun on the Beach Restoration project is that the dredgers have now reached the stretch of shoreline where the ME and Park Royal hotels are located. The dredgers are working round the clock and can be seen during the day heading towards Cozumel and the sand bank located off the north coast of the island which was selected to provide the rest of the sand required to complete the project.
The handling and progress of the beach project is being carefully monitored by the Mexican Environmental Agency (Profepa) and a host of conservation groups. A Profepa spokesman said today that the installation of geo textile nets in the Punta Nizuc area to prevent water-borne sediments from damaging the coral reefs is now urgent as restoration work continues to advance towards the south.
In other news, construction continues on the concrete wall between Punta Cancún and the Golondrinas islet which will help protect Cancún’s restored beaches.
On a recent inspection trip, environmental experts from Mexico, Argentina and France mentioned the global interest that the Cancun Beach Restoration project is generating and commented that it could be a model for Mediterranean countries, which are also suffering the effects of coastal erosion, to follow.
Stay posted, we hope to have more news on the beach project and the timeline for Royal Resorts soon.
