OCEAN COUNTY — The federal government has announced a round of beach replenishment for 2025 that has garnered mixed reactions from local municipalities.
Ever since Superstorm Sandy hit the Jersey Shore in 2012, the beaches in Ocean County have continuously been battered by storm after storm. This will be the third time the beaches along northern Ocean County will be replenished.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Philadelphia District has issued an update on the work, called the Coastal Storm Risk Management project, to stretch from the Manasquan Inlet south to Barnegat Inlet in Northern Ocean County.
In October 2024, the Army Corps awarded a contract to Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company of Houston, Texas for $73.5 million to complete periodic nourishment of the project. The base contract calls for dredging and placing 2.1 million cubic yards of sand onto the beaches.
The sand will be dredged from approved areas located offshore of Ocean County in the Atlantic Ocean. The sand will then be pumped onto the beach and graded into an engineered template, which “is designed to reduce damages from coastal storm events,” according to the press release.
Most of the base contract work involves widening the beach in eroded areas. In some areas, dunes, beach access paths/crossovers and sand fencing will be repaired. Dune grass will also be planted in areas that undergo repairs.
The contract company plans to start work in Ocean County in January. It is expected to take six to seven months, depending on weather and overall production.
The project is a joint effort of the Army Corps’ Philadelphia District, the state Department of Environmental Protection, Ocean County and the municipalities. The initial beachfill project was done between 2017-2019.
According to the press release from the Army Corps, specific quantities and construction estimates in The Ocean Star’s coverage area include:
- Lavallette – 184,000 cubic yards of sand. Work is estimated to take place in March.
- Bay Head with taper into Point Pleasant Beach – 495,000 cubic yards of sand, to take place in spring.
- Mantoloking – 392,000 cubic yards of sand, to take place in spring.
- Brick Township – 227,000 cubic yards of sand, to take place in early summer.
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