Corps of Engineers completes Miami Beach renourishment project

Published March 27, 2017
During:  Construction progress on the 54th Street section of the Miami Beach hotspots beach project in February clearly shows the increased width of the newly renourished beach.

During: Construction progress on the 54th Street section of the Miami Beach hotspots beach project in February clearly shows the increased width of the newly renourished beach.

After: Fill operations in the 54th Street section of the Miami Beach hotspots renourishment project were complete on February 28, 2017.

After: Fill operations in the 54th Street section of the Miami Beach hotspots renourishment project were complete on February 28, 2017.

After:  Fill operations in the 54th Street section of the Miami Beach hotspots renourishment project were complete on February 28, 2017.

After: Fill operations in the 54th Street section of the Miami Beach hotspots renourishment project were complete on February 28, 2017.

Before:  The 54th Street section erosional hotspot prior to the Miami Beach hotspots renourishment in January 2017.

Before: The 54th Street section erosional hotspot prior to the Miami Beach hotspots renourishment in January 2017.

During:  Construction progress on the 54th Street section of the Miami Beach hotspots beach project in February clearly shows the increased width of the newly renourished beach.

During: Construction progress on the 54th Street section of the Miami Beach hotspots beach project in February clearly shows the increased width of the newly renourished beach.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Jacksonville District announces the completion of the Miami Beach erosional hotspots beach renourishment. The $11.9 million project is part of the ongoing Miami-Dade County Beach Erosion Control and Hurricane Protection Project.

"We are very pleased with the successful completion of a large-scale truck haul project in a busy, high-density urban area such as Miami Beach,” said Corps project manager Laurel Reichold. “The Corps’ contractor, Eastman Aggregate, rose to the challenge and was a great partner, along with the City of Miami Beach and Miami-Dade County. It was a team effort, and the residents seem very happy with the results."

Eastman Aggregate Enterprises, LLC of Lake Worth placed 233,300 cubic yards of beach-quality sand from an upland sand mine on more than 3,000 feet of critically eroded shoreline in two locations in Miami Beach. The sand was truck-hauled from the Vulcan Materials Witherspoon Sand Mine in Moore Haven, southwest of Lake Okeechobee.

Construction commenced in the 46th Street section on August 23, 2016 and was completed by November 9. A total of 149,665 cubic yards of sand was placed during construction operations at that location.

The contractor mobilized at the 54th Street location on January 4, 2017, placing 83,665 cubic yards of sand by February 28. All phases of construction were complete by March 24.

“The renourished beach will help protect infrastructure from both seasonal storms and hurricanes,” said City of Miami Beach representative Elizabeth Wheaton. “The city relies on its beaches to protect infrastructure, preserve wildlife, support the economy, and build coastal resiliency.”

The project was cost-shared between the federal government (56.6%), Miami-Dade County (21.9%) and the state of Florida (21.5%).

The Sunny Isles Beach project is the next federal beach renourishment project scheduled for Miami-Dade County. The contract award for this truck haul project is scheduled for the end of July 2017, with construction expected to begin in September, lasting approximately four to six months.

Tags: beach, Dade County, Miami, Miami-Dade County, Miami Beach, sand, renourishment, beach renourishment, erosion, beach erosion, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District, coastal resiliency, sand, hotspots, construction

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