GLDD completes St. Augustine beachfill operations

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District has announced the completion of beach fill operations for the St. Johns County (FL) Shore Protection Project in St. Augustine Beach.

The dredging contractor, Great Lakes Dredge and Dock will now complete beach tilling and demobilization from the Pope Rd. staging/access area over the next few weeks.

The 100% federally funded renourishment placed approximately 2,500,000 cubic yards of sand on 3-miles of critically eroded areas of St. Augustine Beach and Anastasia State Park.

Renourished beaches like St. Augustine help to reduce damages during major storm events, nor’easters and future sea level rise to adjacent upland properties including homes, businesses, critical facilities and State Road A1A.

The restored beach also provides significant economic benefits to the local economy and state of Florida in addition to acres of critical nesting habitat for threatened and endangered sea turtles, shorebirds and the Anastasia Beach mouse.