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Coastal Storm Risk Management Program

The New Jersey Atlantic Ocean coastline extends from Sandy Hook to Cape May, New Jersey, covering a range of approximately 130 miles.  The New Jersey coastline from Manasquan Inlet south to Cape May Point lies within the boundaries of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Philadelphia District while from Manasquan Inlet north is under the jurisdiction of the New York District. 

Ten federally authorized coastal storm risk management projects have been constructed along the Philadelphia District’s New Jersey coastline (including Oakwood Beach located along the Delaware Bay coastline). The Philadelphia District oversees the entire coastline in the state of Delaware as well. The District has constructed six coastal storm risk management projects along the coastline of Delaware (including Broadkill Beach on the Delaware Bay coastline). These projects typically involve the construction of dune and berm systems and are designed and built to reduce the risk of storm damages to infrastructure. New Jersey and Delaware projects and their respective statuses are listed below. 

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Expand List item 20574Collapse List item 20574  New Jersey Projects 

New Jersey Projects

Design Details

Length

Construction Status

Nourishment Interval

Manasquan Inlet to Barnegat Inlet (includes municipalities of Point Pleasant Beach; Bay Head; Mantoloking; Brick Township; Toms River Township; Lavallette; Seaside Heights; Seaside Park; and Berkeley Township)

Main section – dune built to elevation +22 feet with 75 foot berm;

northern Point Pleasant Beach, Seaside Heights – dune built to elevation +18 feet with 100 foot berm

14 miles

Initial construction sand placement completed in the summer of 2019. Periodic nourishment estimated to take place in 2024

4 years pending funding 

Barnegat Inlet to Little Egg Inlet (Long Beach Island, NJ)

Dune built to elevation +22 feet with 125 foot berm

15 miles

Initial construction completed in 2016; repair/renourishment completed in 2018; periodic nourishment expected to take place in 2024

7 years pending funding 

Brigantine Island

Dune built to elevation +10 feet with 100 foot berm

1.8 miles

Initial construction completed in 2006; repair/nourishment completed in Spring of 2018; periodic nourishment completed in Fall 2023

6 years pending funding 

Absecon Island (includes municipalities of Atlantic City, Ventnor, Margate, and Longport) (also includes Absecon Inlet Seawall)

Atlantic City - dune built to elevation + 14.75 feet with 100 foot berm

Ventnor, Margate, Longport – dune built to elevation 12.75 feet with 200 foot berm

8.1 miles

Initial beachfill construction completed in 2004 in Atlantic City and Ventnor; initial construction (includes Margate drainage system) completed in Margate and Longport in Spring 2019. Absecon Inlet seawall completed in Spring 2018. Periodic nourishment is expected to take place in calendar year 2024-2025

3 years pending funding

Great Egg Harbor Inlet to Peck Beach (Ocean City N. of 34th St.)

100 foot berm

4.5 miles

Initial construction completed in 1992; Periodic nourishment completed in winter 2023.

3 years pending funding 

Great Egg Harbor Inlet to Townsends Inlet  (Ocean City S. of 34th St, Strathmere, Sea Isle City)

Ocean City – dune built to elevation +12.8 feet with 100 foot berm

Sea Isle, Strathmere - Dune built to elevation +14.8 feet with 50 foot berm

2.6 miles

Initial construction completed in 2016; periodic nourishment completed in summer 2020 (Combined contract with Great Egg Harbor Inlet to Peck Beach). Periodic nourishment ongoing. Work was completed in southern Ocean City in December of 2023; in Upper Township/Strathmere in January 2024. Works will take place in Sea Isle City in early Spring timeframe.

3 years pending funding 

Townsends Inlet to Cape May Inlet (Avalon & Stone Harbor; also includes seawall construction)

Dune built to elevation +14.75 feet with 150 foot berm

4.3 miles of beachfill; 2.2 miles of seawall)

Beachfill initial construction completed in 2002; seawalls completed in 2009; periodic nourishment completed in fall 2019; Hereford Inlet seawall repairs completed in 2021. Periodic nourishment completed in summer 2023

3 years pending funding 

Hereford Inlet to Cape May Inlet (Wildwoods)

Dune built to elevation +16 feet with 75 foot berm

4.5 miles

Project is currently in the design phase. Construction could take place in 2025 depending on ongoing real estate acquisition being done by the State of New Jersey

4 years pending funding 

Cape May Inlet to Lower Township (Cape May City)

25-180 foot berm

3.5 miles

Initial construction completed in 1991. Periodic nourishment completed in late December 2023. 

2 years pending funding 

Lower Cape May Meadows – Cape May Point

Dune built to elevation + 16.7 feet with 20 + foot berm

2.5 miles

Initial construction completed in 2007; periodic nourishment (via truckfill) was completed in fiscal year 2021. Periodic nourishment expected to take place in 2024-2025. 

4 years pending funding 

Oakwood Beach (Salem County, NJ)

50 foot berm

1.8 miles

Initial construction completed in 2015. Periodic nourishment completed in late January 2024. 

8 years pending funding 

Expand List item 20621Collapse List item 20621  Delaware Projects 

Delaware Projects

Design Details

Length

Construction Status

Nourishment Interval

Broadkill Beach 

Design includes 100 foot berm backed by a dune at elevation +16 feet. 

2.7 miles

Initial construction completed in 2016

5 years pending funding and executed Project Partnership Agreement 

Lewes-Roosevelt Inlet

Design includes a 100-foot berm backed by a dune at elevation +14

1400 feet at north/east end of Lewes

Initial construction completed in 2004. Periodic nourishment completed in January 2024

6 years pending funding

Rehoboth & Dewey

Design includes 150-foot berm back by a dune at elevation +13.2 feet. 

2.5 miles

Initial construction completed in 2006. Periodic nourishment completed in late Spring/early Summer 2023. 

3 years pending funding 

Indian River Inlet Sand Bypass Operation  Provides for  operation of the plant for periodic nourishment of a feeder beach.   .66 miles The plant has the capacity to bypass approximately 100,000 cubic yards of sand per year. The State of Delaware is currently working to repair/upgrade the plant.   N/A

Bethany & South Bethany

Design includes 150-foot berm back by a dune at elevation +16 feet.

2 miles

Initial construction completed in 2008. Periodic nourishment completed in summer 2023. 

3 years pending funding 

Fenwick Island

Design includes 200-foot berm back by a dune at elevation +17.7 feet

1.2 miles

Initial construction completed in 2005; periodic nourishment completed in summer 2023. 

4 years pending funding 

 Port Mahon  Beachfill and ecosystem restoration  1.4 miles  Project was authorized by Congress in 1999, but has not been constructed  7 years pending funding (TBD)

Dune System Animation During Potential Storm Event

Latest News

Army Corps shares update on Absecon Island beachfill
11/1/2024
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Philadelphia District shared an update regarding periodic nourishment of the Absecon Island dune and beachfill project in New Jersey. USACE awarded a contract...
Army Corps shares update for periodic nourishment of Lower Cape May Meadows-Cape May Point project
10/17/2024
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Philadelphia District shared an update regarding periodic nourishment for the Lower Cape Meadows-Cape May Point project in New Jersey. In September 2024, USACE...

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