Rijkswaterstaat has successfully completed beach nourishment works at the south-west side of the Texel coastline. The Texel Southwest beach nourishment campaign took place from March to May 2024. This included dredging and pumping around 810,000m3 of sand onto the beach, between the beach posts 9 an
Yesterday, Flagler County (FL) marked the official groundbreaking of the Coastal Storm Risk Management Beach Nourishment project. The beach nourishment project groundbreaking marks a significant milestone in collective efforts to protect and enhance Flagler’s coastline. For over a decade, layers of
The Seaward Marine Corp. (SMC) has initiated mobilization efforts to begin the Chesapeake Beach Renourishment project. SMC is currently mobilizing personnel and equipment to the site. The contractor is also conducting existing condition beach profile surveys along the project area. According to Virg
The American Shore and Beach Preservation Association has released the annual awards of the nation’s Best Restored Beaches. The award winning projects this year are the Illinois Beach State Park Shoreline Stabilization in Zion, Illinois, and the North Cove Coastal Systems Restoration in North Cove,
New England District Commander Col. Justin Pabis met with Senator Edward Markey, Sandwich’s Town Manager Bud Dunham, members of the Town Select Board, and homeowners last week to talk about the anticipated and necessary nourishment of Town Neck Beach in Sandwich, MA. The project consists of a hydrau
The Oceanside Harbor dredge and sand placement is complete for this cycle, the city announced in the release. Manson Construction dredged 266,000 cubic yards of material from the Harbor inlet and placed on Oceanside beaches. Over 150,000 cubic yards of sand was placed south of the Pier this year, re
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy visited North Wildwood last week to get an update on its emergency beach fill project. During the visit, Murphy, North Wildwood Mayor Patrick Rosenello and Senator Michael Testa in North Wildwood toured this very important New Jersey Department of Transportation beach
Mickler’s Landing is temporarily closing again this week in an effort to accelerate the Ponte Vedra Beach Restoration Project, St. Johns County said. Parking and beach access will close at Mickler’s Landing from this Thursday through Friday, June 21, and then again from Monday, June 24 through Frida
A dredging vessel has arrived at Hereford Inlet, and the dredging work for the North Wildwood emergency beach nourishment is expected to get underway soon. The project will be conducted by H&L Contracting and Great Lakes Dredge and Dock (GLDD), the contractor and sub-contractor. According to the cit
Bundaberg Regional Council, QLD, has commenced much needed sand nourishment works at Woodgate Beach. According to Bundaberg Mayor, Helen Blackburn, the project comes as a part of a Shoreline Erosion Management Plan (SEMP) which aims to protect the foreshore land vulnerable to erosion. The sand nouri
Pinellas County, Florida, is planning a full nourishment of Pass-a-Grille beach that would be performed in two phases. During the first phase, between 10,000 and 15,000 cubic yards of sand from the Grand Canal dredging project will be placed between 1st Avenue – 9th Avenue. For Phase 2, the County i
The first phase of the San Clemente Shoreline Sand Replenishment Project is now complete, according to the city’s website. A total of 251,000 cubic yards of sand is scheduled to be dredged and placed between Linda Lane and T-Street beaches in this placement cycle. Approximately half of that quantity
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District has announced the availability of a proposed Finding of No Significant Impact and draft Environmental Assessment (EA) for the periodic beach and dune renourishment of the Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Florida. The beachfill project is set to t
The USACE New York District has received funding for planning and design for emergency sand placement on Long Island’s Fire Island (50 miles east of New York City) following a series of powerful winter storms that severely eroded Army Corps’ coastal projects and protective dunes. Commenting the late
