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USACE Philadelphia District
Published Feb. 7, 2024
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers constructed a 50-foot berm at Oakwood Beach in Salem County, N.J. to reduce the risk of future storm damages. The two mile project involved pumping 350,000 cubic yards of sand from the Delaware River onto the beach. Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company served as contractor and completed construction in December of 2014
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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers constructed a 50-foot berm at Oakwood Beach in Salem County, N.J. to reduce the risk of future storm damages. The two mile project involved pumping 350,000 cubic yards of sand from the Delaware River onto the beach. Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company served as contractor and completed construction in December of 2014

The Oakwood Beach project consists of a 50-foot wide berm at an elevation of +6.0 feet NAVD over a length of 9,500 lineal feet along the Delaware Bay Coastline in Elsinboro Township, Salem County, N.J.
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The Oakwood Beach project consists of a 50-foot wide berm at an elevation of +6.0 feet NAVD over a length of 9,500 lineal feet along the Delaware Bay Coastline in Elsinboro Township, Salem County, N.J.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Philadelphia District awarded a contract on Sept 18, 2014 to construct a 50-foot wide berm at Oakwood Beach in Salem County, N.J. The project is designed to reduce storm damages to infrastructure and was funded through the Disaster Relief Appropriations Act of 2013 (Public Law 113-2, or often referred to as the Hurricane Sandy Relief Bill).
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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Philadelphia District awarded a contract on Sept 18, 2014 to construct a 50-foot wide berm at Oakwood Beach in Salem County, N.J. The project is designed to reduce storm damages to infrastructure and was funded through the Disaster Relief Appropriations Act of 2013 (Public Law 113-2, or often referred to as the Hurricane Sandy Relief Bill).

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Philadelphia District awarded a contract on Sept 18, 2014 to construct a 50-foot wide berm at Oakwood Beach in Salem County, N.J. The project is designed to reduce storm damages to infrastructure and was funded through the Disaster Relief Appropriations Act of 2013 (Public Law 113-2, or often referred to as the Hurricane Sandy Relief Bill).
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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Philadelphia District awarded a contract on Sept 18, 2014 to construct a 50-foot wide berm at Oakwood Beach in Salem County, N.J. The project is designed to reduce storm damages to infrastructure and was funded through the Disaster Relief Appropriations Act of 2013 (Public Law 113-2, or often referred to as the Hurricane Sandy Relief Bill).

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Philadelphia District awarded a contract on Sept 18, 2014 to construct a 50-foot wide berm at Oakwood Beach in Salem County, N.J. The project is designed to reduce storm damages to infrastructure and was funded through the Disaster Relief Appropriations Act of 2013 (Public Law 113-2, or often referred to as the Hurricane Sandy Relief Bill).
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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Philadelphia District awarded a contract on Sept 18, 2014 to construct a 50-foot wide berm at Oakwood Beach in Salem County, N.J. The project is designed to reduce storm damages to infrastructure and was funded through the Disaster Relief Appropriations Act of 2013 (Public Law 113-2, or often referred to as the Hurricane Sandy Relief Bill).

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CONGRESSIONAL DISTRCITS: NJ-2

APPROPRIATION / PHASE: Construction, General

BUSINESS PROGRAM: Flood and Coastal Storm Damage Reduction

AUTHORITY: The Oakwood Beach, NJ project was authorized for construction by Title I, Section 101 (b) (5) of WRDA 1999.

LOCATION: The project area is located at Oakwood Beach, Elsinboro Township, Salem County, New Jersey in upper Delaware Bay. The project area consists of approximately 2 miles along the Delaware Bay Coastline at Oakwood Beach.

DESCRIPTION: The plan for flood and coastal storm damage reduction at Oakwood Beach is a 50-foot wide berm at an elevation of +6.0 feet NAVD over a project length of 9,500 lineal feet. The plan includes suitable advance beach fill and periodic nourishment every eight years to ensure the integrity of the design. The source of sand for the initial construction and periodic nourishment is the Delaware River Main channel. This project is not a component of the Delaware River Main Channel Deepening project. 

PROJECT GOALS: The purpose of this project provides hurricane and coastal storm damage reduction at Oakwood Beach, which includes a suitable advance beach fill and periodic nourishment every eight years.

STATUS: The project was initially constructed in May 2025. The most recent periodic nourishment was completed in January 2024. 

SPONSOR: New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection

DATE OF PROJECT AGREEMENT: 6 May 2014

TARGET COMPLETION DATE: Ongoing construction through 2064

PROJECT MANAGER: Scott Evans