Canaveral Harbor FL (Sand Bypass)(C)

May 2023

FACT SHEET

Canaveral Harbor, FL (Sand Bypass)
Construction (C)
Congressional District: 8

1. DESCRIPTION

The Canaveral Harbor Sand Bypass Project includes a sand bypass system which transfers sand around the Canaveral Harbor Inlet as well as extension and sand tightens in both the north and south jetties. Economic benefits of this project are derived from reduced maintenance dredging of the federal channel and the prevention of loss of lands and onshore structures. A general reevaluation report addressing both the sand transfer system and the south jetty sand tightening was approved by the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works ASA(CW) in June 1993.

2. FUNDING

      a.  Regular Civil Works Funds:

Allocation for FY23 $0
President's Budget FY24 $0

 

      b.  P.L. 116-20: Additional Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Act, 2019:

Allocation thru FY22     $0

 

3. SPONSOR

Canaveral Port Authority
P.O. BOX 267
Cape Canaveral, FL 32920-0267

4. STATUS

Construction of the south jetty sand tightening was completed in September 1995 with subsequent contracts for sand tightening in January 1998 and October 2004. The initial sand-bypassing contract was completed in May 1995. Subsequent bypassing contracts were awarded in January 1998, February 2007, and December 2009.

The last sand-bypassing contract was awarded in September 2018 and was completed in May 2019. 1.34M cubic yards of material was dredged from the north beach dredge area and placed on Brevard County beaches south of the Port Canaveral Inlet. The next sand bypass event is scheduled for 2024 subject to funding.

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