Dan Rice is leading the charge against a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers project that will deplete the popular Haulover Sandbar to replenish the nearby Bal Harbour Beach. The dredging is slated to begin this summer.

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – The party at Haulover Sandbar will soon come to an end. The Bal Harbour Beach Renourishment project includes placing more than 200,000 cubic yards of sand along the shoreline. About 100,000 cubic yards of sand will come from the Haulover Sandbar, also known as the Haulover Park Inlet and Marina Flood Shoal. Hundreds of boats anchored and partying at Haulover Inlet sandbar on Saturday during coronavirus state of emergency. She said the coastal beach sand will continue to wash in and reaccumulate in about five years.