A stretch of Isle of Palms beaches gets a face lift.

A beach re-nourishment project is underway. They say the northeastern end of the island has a severe erosion crisis and without this project, homes are threatened. 

Down this shoreline on the north side you can’t walk the beach. That’s because it’s covered in sandbags and at high tide is covered in ocean, but plans are underway to fix it.

The sand is running short on both this shore and in time the rest of the shoreline.

"It has to be finished by the end of July. They will be working 24 hours a day. So, there will be noise, there will be lights, heavy equipment on the beach," said Isle of Palms Mayor, Mike Sottile.

Soon to be taken off the beach: sandbags. A temporary fix for property owners, who say they were trying to save their homes from falling into the Atlantic.

Affected residents are paying more than $7 million. Isle of Palms dished out almost $2 million, through a revenue bond. The county gave $900,000.

The project will pump sand back on the beach for eight weeks.

"We’re concerned about safety. We have monitors on the beach. We have police officers to make sure people are safe and stay away from the restoration area," said Sottile.

Keeping boaters safe is also a priority. Pipes used for the project, submerged, carrying sand from the ocean floor, a possible danger for coastal boaters.

The construction will run through Memorial Day and the busy Fourth of July weekends and will take eight weeks.

The construction has caused some concern for sea turtles. Every night and morning, turtle monitors walk the construction area, looking for turtles and their tracks, doing their best to protect their nests.

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