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Holetown beach, on the west coast of the island, is recognised as one of the island's most popular tourism beaches. However, the beach is narrow and along some portions of the coastal strip there is little or no beach. This lack of beach can be attributed to the configuration along the west coast which is characterised by bays and headlands, and is compounded by a multitude of coastal structures and developments which protrude into the active beach zone, limiting beach building processes.

Holetown beach was given a priority ranking of 2 within the Coastal Infrastructure Programme and a construction budget of U.S. $3 million.

• Develop continuous public access along this reach of shoreline
• Expand the recreational beach where feasible
• Minimise environmental impacts on the coastal environment

The primary objective of the Holetown project is to improve the amenity value of the Holetown beach through the creation of continuous lateral access (access along the beach), and stabilisation and enhancement of beach width. Through this expanded beach width and the construction/ redevelopment of walkways, the project is expected to result in the provision of continuous public access between The Regent Hotel and Discovery Bay. The widening of the beach will be achieved through the design and implementation of appropriate coastal structures and, where necessary, the removal of structures currently causing damage to the coastline, or the repair of functional but damaged structures.

• A new walkway and revetment will be constructed from Villas on the Beach (northern extreme of project site) to the north of Chefette (middle of project site).
• A new walkway protected by a stone revetment will be constructed from the existing beach in front of Chefette and will terminate immediately north of Beachlands 
• Two headlands
• Beach nourishment (2500m³ of sand will be used to nourish the site)