Project Background
The Cape May Inlet to Lower Township beachfill project is located on the Atlantic coast of New Jersey, extending from the southwest jetty of Cape May Inlet to 3rd Ave. in Cape May City. It includes the communities of the City of Cape May and Lower Township, and the US Coast Guard Training Center. The initial construction of a 25 to 180-foot wide berm at elevation +6.7 feet NAVD 88 was completed in 1991. The 12th cycle of periodic nourishment was completed in September of 2019. The next periodic nourishment cycle is scheduled for fiscal year 2021. Funds are provided in the fiscal year 2021 President’s Budget to accomplish the work.
The project is a joint effort of the Army Corps’ Philadelphia District, the U.S. Coast Guard, and the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection and is designed to reduce damages from coastal storm events.
2019 Periodic Nourishment Contract
In July 2019, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Philadelphia District awarded a contract to Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company of Oak Brook, Ill. for $7.6 million to complete periodic nourishment of the Cape May Inlet to Lower Township (Cape May City) Coastal Storm Risk Management project. The project is a joint effort of the Army Corps’ Philadelphia District, the U.S. Coast Guard, and the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection. The contract involved dredging approximately 340,000 cubic yards of sand from a borrow area approximately 2.6 miles south of the Cape May Inlet jetties. Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company began dredging on Sept. 1, 2019 and completed sand placement on Sept. 22, 2019. The sand was pumped onto the beach at two locations: U.S. Coast Guard Training Center property south of the jetty; and between Brooklyn Ave and north/east of Wilmington Ave., Cape May City
Previously Completed Work:
Year
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Activity
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July 1991
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Initial Construction
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Subsequent Years
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Periodic Nourishments Conducted in Subsequent Years between 1991-2011
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Oct. 2011-Jan. 2012
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Periodic Nourishment (truckfill)
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Nov. 2013-Jan. 2014
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Periodic Nourishment & FCCE Repair (Sandy)
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Jan. 2017-Apr. 2017
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Periodic Nourishment
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Sep 2019-Sep. 2019
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Periodic Nourishment
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Fiscal Year 2021
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Periodic Nourishment (scheduled)
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