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• Updated: Oct 19 2016
• Locations of Beachfill Discharge: near Kimberly Ave (59th)
• Crossover Closures: 
• North Fence Limits (Sta. 571+06) 96’ North of Beardsley Avenue (56th Street)
• Beardsley Avenue (56th Street) (Sta. 570+10) (CLOSED)
• Selfridge Avenue (57th Street) (Sta. 572+50) (CLOSED)
• Harmony Avenue (58th Street) (Sta. 575+00) (CLOSED)
• Kimberly Avenue (59th Street) (Sta. 577+50) (CLOSED)
• Stanton Avenue (60th Street) (Sta. 580+10) (CLOSED)
• South Fence Limits (Sta. 580+48) – 38’ South of Stanton Avenue (60th Street)

• Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company is working "Area 4" of Long Beach Township, which stretches from around 48th Street in Brant Beach area to Nebraska Ave in Beach Haven Park. This work is to "repump" areas that were damaged by storm.

Little Egg Inlet Sand Resource Borrow Area Investigation

• USACE released for public comment its Draft Environmental Assessment (Draft EA), dated February 2016 for the Draft Environmental Assessment for the Little Egg Inlet Sand Resource Borrow Area Investigation for the Barnegat Inlet to Little Egg Inlet (Long Beach Island) Storm Damage Reduction Project, Ocean County, New Jersey. The EA presents an evaluation of potential environmental impacts of dredging sand from a shoaled area immediately offshore of Little Egg Inlet for placement on Long Beach Island. Comments deadline was  on March 22, 2016. 
• Draft Environmental Assessment, April 2016
• Appendix A
• Appendix B
• Appendix C
• Appendix D
• Appendix E
• Appendix F
• Public Notice, February 2016

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and its contractor Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company began dredging and beachfill operations in early May 2015 in the borough of Ship Bottom. The project is a joint effort between the Army Corps and the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection. It is designed to reduce storm damages from future events and is 100 percent funded by the 2013 Disaster Relief Appropriations Act (PL113-2), commonly known as the Hurricane Sandy Relief Bill. 

Schedule Details 

Area 6 (Beach Haven and south to limits of project at Holgate)

• Beachfill operations completed

Area 2 (North Beach & Surf City - previously constructed portion at Harvey Cedars to previously constructed portion at Surf City) 

• The Dredge Liberty Island is working Area 2 and could be completed by around August 19/20. 

Area 1 (Northern limits of project - Seaview Drive South in Loveladies to previously construction section at Harvey Cedars)

• The Dredges Dodge and Padre Island are working and could be completed by early September. 

Areas 3, 4, 5 (Ship Bottom and Long Beach Township re-pump)

• The Dredge Liberty Island is expected to begin beachfill operations in late August in Area 5. The first pipe landing will be made near Kentucky Ave in Long Beach Township. Work in Areas 4 and 3 will follow. 

Additional details

• Great Lakes anticipates progressing 100-300 feet a day depending on the condition of the beach in the area. 
• USACE is coordinating with Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company to pump additional sand in areas that have been eroded by storms. This could further delay the completion of the project. Further, weather and or mechanical delays may cause a change in the construction schedule and completion date.

What to expect during construction: 

• Crews will close no more than 1000 feet of beach as work progresses along the island (closed sections are “rolling” and advance as the beachfill progresses along the island). Residents and visitors should not have to walk more than several blocks to access an open section of beach.  
  
• The operation is 24/7 because of the cost associated with mobilizing a dredge to the location.  

Project Background

Long Beach Island is an 18-mile barrier island in southern Ocean County, New Jersey. The area regularly suffers damages from coastal storms, hurricanes and nor'easters. The Barnegat Inlet to Little Egg Inlet Coastal Storm Risk Management project, also known as the Long Beach Island beachfill or beach nourishment program, is designed to reduce erosion and property damages associated with these events. It is a joint effort of the Army Corps and the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection. 

A Feasibility Report Completed in September of 1999 recommended beachfill with periodic nourishment to reduce potential hurricane and storm damages for the island. The project involves the construction of a dune with a top elevation 22 feet above sea level with a 300-400 foot wide berm, depending on the location of the beach on the island, at an elevation of 8 feet above sea level.

The Long Beach Island Coastal Storm Damage Reduction project was only partially completed when Hurricane Sandy hit the New Jersey shore. The Army Corps completed the initial construction of the project at Surf City in 2006; Harvey Cedars in 2010; and Brant Beach between 31st and 57th Streets in Long Beach Township in 2012. The Army Corps repaired beaches in Surf City and Harvey Cedars in 2012 after Hurricane Irene, and fully restored the beaches within all three communities after Hurricane Sandy in 2013. The restoration and repair work was funded 100 percent through the Army Corps’ Flood Control and Coastal Emergencies program.  On December 5, 2014 the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers awarded a contract to the Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company, for $128 million to complete initial construction of the Long Beach Island project. This project is a joint effort of the Army Corps and the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection.

The current construction is funded entirely by the federal government through the 2013 Disaster Relief Appropriations Act (PL113-2), commonly known as the Hurricane Sandy Relief Bill. Following the completion of initial construction, the project is eligible for continued periodic nourishment.