April 2022
FACT SHEET
Dade County, FL BEC
Construction (C)
Congressional Districts: 23, 24, 25, 26, 27
1. DESCRIPTION
The Dade County Beach Erosion Control and Hurricane Protection Project (BEC&HP) as originally authorized provided for the placement of beach fill along the 9.3-mile reach of shoreline extending from Bakers Haulover Inlet to Government Cut and along the 1.4-mile length of Haulover Beach Park located immediately north of Bakers Haulover Inlet. Work on the project (as originally authorized) began in 1975 and was completed in January 1982 at a total cost of approximately $48 million. Due to the length of shoreline involved, the project was constructed in several phases, with each phase being administered under a separate contract. The 2.4-mile length of the Sunny Isles segment was added to the project in 1985 under a separate authorization. Construction of Sunny Isles took place between 1987 and 1988. In addition, other project-related construction has occurred such as modifications to the adjacent navigation jetties at Bakers Haulover Inlet and Government Cut, construction of a series of detached breakwaters at Sunny Isles and shore-connected breakwaters at Miami Beach.
2. FUNDING
| Estimated Total Cost |
$475,500,000 |
| Estimated Federal Cost |
$243,300,000 |
a. Regular Civil Works Funds:
| Allocation thru FY21 |
$108,925,000 |
b. P.L. 115-123: Bi-Partisan Budget Act of 2018, Supplemental:
| Current Working Estimate |
$157,000,000 |
| Allocation thru FY21 |
$114,826,000 |
| Allocation for FY22 |
$0 |
| Resiliency |
|
| Current Working Estimate |
$200,000 |
| Allocation thru FY19 |
$100,000 |
| Allocation for FY20 |
$100,000 |
3. SPONSOR
Miami-Dade County
701 Northwest 1st Court, 4th Floor
Miami, Florida 33136
4. STATUS
Miami-Dade County’s traditional offshore sand sources for beach renourishment have been depleted. Approximately 1,900,000 cubic yards (cy) of sand will need to be placed for renourishment of the Dade County BEC&HP Project for the remaining period of Federal participation until 2025 for the Main Segment and 2038 for the Sunny Isles Segment.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District completed a Limited Re-evaluation Report (LRR) in March 2016 and accompanying environmental assessment (EA) that recommends using a combination of domestic sand sources (two borrow areas in federal waters offshore of Martin and St. Lucie counties along with truck haul projects from upland mines) for future renourishment throughout the remaining period of Federal participation in the Dade County, FL, BEC&HP Project. Additional investigation of the Baker’s Haulover Inlet, flood shoal and ebb shoal, as well as nearshore sources is underway to further refine sand source opportunities.
Under the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, the project received appropriations for a full cycle of periodic nourishment, broken down into five phases. The first two phases consisted of emergency truck haul (both ~300,000 cy of material placement) to the Surfside segment (construction complete) and erosional hotspots in Miami Beach (construction complete). These two contracts, Contracts A and B, respectively, have been completed. The third phase consists of dredging at Bakers Haulover Inlet (flood shoal) with placement along Bal Harbour segment with approximately 200,000 cy of material; construction is currently ongoing for Contract C. The fourth phase consisted of a truck hauled nourishment at Sunny Isles with approximately 270,000 cy; construction is complete, and Contract D’s closeout is ongoing. The final phase consists of remaining nourishment along the entire project, as needed, estimated to be approximately 800,000 cy of material also a truck hauled nourishment; construction is currently ongoing for Contract E.
