How does the pier protect the shoreline?
Studies by a number of engineers show that most erosion at the College waterfront occurs when northwesterly winds drive waves across the long fetch of Horseshoe Bend onto the shoreline. As much as a foot of shoreline has been lost in some locations during a single storm event. The new pier will be constructed with wave screens, similar to those on the existing pier, that will diminish the energy of the waves during storms and thus provide protection to the shoreline on the leeward side of the new pier.
