Beach Replenishment News Archives

July 10, 2023

Daily Beach Nourishment Update, July 10, 2023

• Currently beaches from 121st Street through 123rd Street are closed due to beach nourishment operations.
• The protected beach at 122nd Street is closed (no lifeguards)
• Most advanced basket discharge station: 121st Street
• The Dredge, Texas, is being towed from Townsends Inlet into Cape May Inlet for repairs.
• The Booster is onsite waiting for repairs to the dredge, Texas, to be completed in Cape May Inlet. GLDD did not give an estimate for when the repairs and tow back to the borrow area is expected
• Subline landing in Stone Harbor at 91^st Street
• Dredge Texas pumped approximately 10,598 CY onto beach on 7/9/23 from 0000 hours to 2400 hours; total placed on beach to date (7/9/23, 2400 hours): 578,971 CY, 79.00 % complete (per GLDD).
• Dredge Texas pumped approximately 1,141  CY onto beach on 7/10/23 from 0000 hours to 0700 hours

July 9, 2023

Beaches are currently closed from 121st Street through 122nd Street due to the beach nourishment project.

July 8, 2023

July 7, 2023

The beach-fill has been completed south to the 115^th street taper, Great Lakes  Dredge and Dock finished piping through the 119^th street taper and is now filling south of 119th Street. Each street end north of the current work area has a ramp over the beach pipe for public use.

– Currently, beaches from 119th to 122nd Streets are closed for beach nourishment operations.

– Expect intermittent closures of the 123rd Street parking lot for mobilization/storage of equipment and supplies

– Most advanced basket discharge station: 119th Street

– The Dredge, Texas and Booster are on site and working

– Subline landing in Stone Harbor at 91^st Street

– Dredge, Texas, pumped approximately 11,064 CY onto beach on 7/6/23 from 0000 hours to 2400 hours; total placed on beach to date (7/6/23, 2400 hours): 510,020 CY, 69.59% complete (per GLDD).

– Dredge, Texas, pumped approximately 7,418 CY onto beach on 7/7/23 from 0000 hours to 0700 hours.

July 7, 2023

Beaches are closed today, July 7, 2023, from 119th Street through 122nd Street, due to the beach nourishment project.

July 6, 2023

Today’s (7/6/23) anticipated beach closures, due to beach nourishment activity, are 112th Street through 120th Street. Information will be updated if there are any changes throughout the day.

July 5, 2023

Today only, July 5, 2023, beaches from 110th Street through 120th Street are closed as equipment and piping are being moved as part of the beach fill operation. Protected beaches at 110th St., 112th St., 117th St. and 120th St. are closed, as well.

For tomorrow, July 6th, it is anticipated that beaches will be closed from 117th St. through 121st St.