Brevard County has introduced a plan to restore the South Reach section of shoreline near Melbourne Beach between December 2025 and April 2026 as part of a scheduled beach restoration project. The 3.8-mile South Reach begins at Flug Avenue in Indialantic and extends south to Spessard Holland Park No
The Vox Ariane, Van Oord’s first trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) equipped with an LNG fuel system, delivered new sand onto the Krautsand Strand beach recently. “The beach in Krautsand was in need of additional sand, and we provided it,” said Senne Hekkert, Superintendent Elbe Maintenance. “Th
The City of North Myrtle Beach has just released the latest video update on their beach renourishment program. The street end of Sea Mountain Highway is the staging and mobilization point for materials, piping, and heavy machinery for beach renourishment. The United States Army Corps of Engineers wi
The USACE Jacksonville District joined Palm Beach County and the City of Delray Beach earlier this week to announce the kickoff of the Delray Beach Segment of the Palm Beach County Shore Protection Project – with major renourishment work beginning January 2026. Following the severe impacts of the 20
A coastal protection project in Portarlington is moving forward, Bellarine Bayside said. “We’re carrying out sand renourishment and beach profiling on the Portarlington main beach over the coming weeks,” Bellarine said in its latest project update. The main goals of this projects are: Heavy machiner
The City of Delray Beach, in partnership with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the State of Florida, and Palm Beach County, will host a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 1:30 p.m. on December 8, to officially launch a major beach nourishment project aimed at restoring and reinforcing the city’s shoreline.
East Devon District Council said that the updated Exmouth Beach Management Plan has now been adopted, setting a long-term strategy to manage coastal flood and erosion risks along the seafront over the next 100 years. The plan identifies three flexible long-term options, with public consultation show
Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham, M.D., said that the Continuing Authorities Program Section 204 (CAP 204) West Galveston Beach Nourishment Project has added 93,308 cubic yards of beach-quality sand to 1,000 linear feet of West Galveston Beach as of November 18, 2025. This project is being ex
Port Macquarie Hastings Council said that their latest beach nourishment works at Lake Cathie Reserve are now in progress, with marine sand being placed along the foreshore to help protect the area and create more sandy space for families. “These works will protect the foreshore and create larger sa
The Chilmark Pond Foundation said that the Chilmark Lower Pond dredging project in Massachusetts has officially begun. The Foundation received the go ahead earlier this year to dig up 6,000 cubic yards of sand from the pond, and Chicago-based contractor ILM Environments started dredging work a few d
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District, has released a video named “Presque Isle Beach Nourishment Completed for 33rd Year”. “Maintaining the Presque Isle shoreline is essential for safe navigation in Erie Harbor, the health of the local economy, and the continued success of tourism in t
Port Macquarie Hastings Council (PMHC) said that they will soon undertake beach nourishment works at Lake Cathie Foreshore Reserve to improve foreshore stability and provide enhanced sandy areas for families and visitors. Earlier this year, rock bags were installed in the reserve to address ongoing
Houston-based marine construction company Great Lakes Dredge & Dock has won a $20.2 million USACE contract for beach renourishment work in Palm Beach, Florida. This project will place approximately 500-600K cubic yards of material to renourish the shoreline in Palm Beach County, between Florida Depa
The Town of Nags Head (NC) is preparing for its next beach nourishment project, which may begin as early as the summer of 2026. According to the Town, the project area extends from Bonnett Street at 2919 South Virginia Dare Trail south to the town limits adjacent to Cape Hatteras National Seashore.
