Coast maintenance facilities, Niigata west coast area

Creation of familiarized ocean coast

At Niigata west coast area incessant construction and maintenance works are provided for cost protection facilities such as breakwater piers and offshore breakwaters to protect comfortable human life from coastal erosion. These facilities are installed not only to prevent sand flown away but also protect coasts from attacking of roughshod ocean weaves in wintertime. The facilities are so designed that people may have familiarity in the coastal area when ocean shows her mild and calm face only.

Niigata west coast

Pier at Niigata west coast

People familiarized pier facility

Niigata west coast under attacking
of rough waves in wintertime

Areal protection method

At Niigata west coast area, protection measures against erosion is provided by integrated arrangement of breakwater piers installed from ocean coast and offshore breakwaters (submerged breakwater) build offshore in addition to sand bank arrangements installed behind offshore breakwaters.

Protection measure against erosion "Areal protection method"