Beach nourishment moves ahead at Surfside-Sunset Beach

The USACE Los Angeles District has begun Stage 13 of a periodic beach nourishment project at Surfside-Sunset Beach.

The construction contract was awarded to Manson Construction in October, and work began in late November.

The cost of the project is $23.13 million.

For Stage 13, about 1.1 million cubic yards of sand is being placed on the Surfside Beach area.

The proposed beach will be about 4,500 feet in length, and between 350 and 900 feet in width.

Additionally, about 100,000 cubic yards will be backpassed from Newport Beach. The borrow site will be adjacent to the Santa Ana River, said USACE.