Papeete, French Polynesia
DMC has signed a license agreement with J.L. Polynesie (Vinci) for the application of Xbloc armour units on Tahiti, French Polynesia. Xblocs will be applied as shore protection on the north side of the island. The design has been prepared by Egis Eau.
Xbloc production and placement is executed by two contractors, J.L. Polynesie and Boyer. The design consists of 0.75m3 Xbloc units and the Xbase will be used as the first row of the shoreprotection.
Location
Project milestones
Production of first Xbloc
September 2013
Placement of first Xbloc
February 2014
Completion phase 1
August 2014
Start of phase 2
September 2014
Project completed
February 2015
Project details
Hs
3.1 m
Length of shore protection
640 m
Size of Xblocs
0.75 m3
Number of units
5,600
